Archive for the ‘Brisbane’ Category
Post storm tree drama continues …
November 24th, 2008
Apparently a 45 year old woman has been hit by a falling palm tree in Algester in Brisbane.
And some more post-storm damage. This time a tree torn off in Scarborough near Redcliffe.
If you are in Brisbane and you haven’t already contacted an arborist to check your trees, you are putting your whole family at risk. I’ve seen trees which were weakened before the storm, the storm now makes them timebombs.
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New tree laws won’t stop Queensland tree clearing
September 10th, 2008
We often see Brazil and Indonesia as being the worst bush clearers, but here in our own back yard, we’re setting all kinds of records ourselves.
Despite new laws for greenhouse emissions, Queensland’s land clearing is easily the nation’s worst and growing at a rate of 7% each year.
Eagle Street Fig Trees historic precinct upgrade
August 15th, 2008
I see that the Brisbane City Council is upgrading the area around the historic Eagle Street Fig trees with a new paved area and changed traffic conditions.
The figs apparently date back to the 1889 when a creek, known as Wheat Creek flowed around them into the Brisbane River.
They are now listed by the National Trust of Queensland and the Australian Heritage Commission and are one of Brisbane’s greatest aboricultural landmarks.
