TREE MANAGEMENT WORKING PARTY 19 October 2010

Tree Management Working Party 1.Welcome Introduction of Staff and Committee Representatives

Tree Management Working Party 2. Tree Planting Projects for 2010 LGA Snapshot: –1,197 street trees and shrubs planted in 2009/10 –DA Consents granted from January 2010 to October 2010 –Tree pruning on private property= 158 –Tree removal on private property= 318 –Number of street trees removed from January 2010 to October 2010 = 63 –Planet Ark National Tree Day held on the 1 st August 2010 – 1,000 native indigenous plants were planted –Free Tree Giveaway Day held on 9 th May 2010 – over 2,500 native indigenous plants were given away

Tree Management Working Party 2. Tree Planting Projects for 2010 (continued) Areas listed for future planting – –Mortdale Heights/Ballantyne Rd buffering golf course – commencing late Nov 2010 –Caloola Cres Road Islands Beverly Hills – commencing March 2011 –Other future sites for planting such as Kempt Field, Hurstville and Lower Gannons Park –Consideration is also being given to areas mentioned at the previous meeting such as Jewfish point and Marine Drive, however watering may be an issue in these locations.

Tree Management Working Party Winter Planting - Oatley

Tree Management Working Party Winter Planting – Hurstville

Tree Management Working Party 3. Criteria for Removal of Trees Tree management -Tree Preservation Order TreeAZ by Barrell Treecare Matrix – Sustainable Retention Index Value (S.R.I.V.) Matheny and Clark (1994) International Society of Arboriculture – Tree hazard evaluation Australian Standards - Pruning of Amenity Trees AS Australian Standards - Protection of trees on development sites AS

Tree Management Working Party 4. Inspections on Private Properties – review of PIN statistics Penalty Infringement Notices issued since January 2010: Lugarno – pruning Council street tree without consent = $220 Oatley – detrimental pruning of Council street tree without consent = $220 Oatley – detrimental pruning of Council street tree without = $220 Kingsgrove - detrimental pruning of neighbouring tree= $1,500 Hurstville - detrimental pruning of trees contrary to AS = $1,500 Penshurst – removal of 3 trees on private property= $1,500 Penshurst – pruning neighbouring tree= $1,500 (local court hearing pending) Hurstville – contractor removal of tree with no DA= $3,000 Total PINS (8)= $9,660

Tree Management Working Party 5. Update on Environmental Sustainability – Ian Curtis Draft project brief will be finalised this year for the Biodiversity Study Council staff have been focussed on identifying and assessing opportunities to improve riparian vegetation and water quality outcomes. Biodiversity Study remains an important priority for Council.

Tree Management Working Party 6. General Business 7. Next Meeting