Mayor says blatant disregard for environment is ‘offensive’ as councils struggle to deal with increasing environmental destruction
The double-sided red sign, spanning 7 metres, was installed at the Longueville site where more than 290 trees were chopped down a year ago in what the council described as “the worst act of environmental vandalism”.The mayor of Lane Cove, Scott Bennison, said the banner would obscure any advantageous harbour outlook that was gained by destroying the trees – many of them mature specimens of eucalypts, banksia and casuarina.
“To see such disregard for our natural environment, all for the sake of a view of the harbour, is offensive.”that stretches far beyond the sparkling Sydney Harbour, according to Dr Gregory Moore, a research associate at University of Melbourne. “They may get a fine. Sometimes it’s a few thousand dollars. Rarely, it gets up into the tens of thousands of dollars. That’s very rare,” Moore said.Tree vandalism affects the natural environment, leads to a loss of critical habitat and worsens urban heat islands, creating dangerous environments for humans, he said.
“We would welcome any changes that would make a potential offender think twice about engaging in illegal practices,” Bennison said.Each week our editors select five of the most interesting, entertaining and thoughtful reads published by Guardian Australia and our international colleagues. Sign up to receive it in your inbox every Saturday morningin what the Willoughby council suspected was someone’s attempt to gain better ocean views. A $10,000 reward was offered to track down those responsible.
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