Loss of a 200-plus year-old paperbark tree
The decision to cut down a 200-plus year-old paperbark tree in Budgewoi Holiday Park, on Thursday, December 6, demonstrated the major weaknesses of the proposed new Central Coast Council tree…
tree policy
New tree removal provisions proposed
Central Coast Council is to propose new tree removal provisions for its planning scheme. A new “Tree Management Chapter” will be placed on public exhibition for public comment and will…
Coast wide tree policy adopted
The former Wyong Council’s controversial tree policy has been replaced with the Tree and Vegetation Management Chapter of the Gosford Development Control Plan 2013. Independent Councillor, Louise Greenaway, was instrumental…
ACF calls on all candidates to support tree policy
The Central Coast Branch of the Australian Conservation Foundation (ACFCC) wants Central Coast Council to adopt an urban forest policy and a 20 per cent increase in street tree cover…