Management of Trees

Principal Petitioner: Stephen Lather on behalf of Russell Island Progress Association - RIPA

Closing Date: 4:30pm, Tuesday 13 May 2025

At 10 signatures, this petition will be considered properly made.

Petition Request:

This petition seeks that Council resolves to adopt an official policy to the effect, as follows-

Head of Power 

Local Law No. 3 - (Community and Environmental Management) 2015

Policy Objective 

To affirm Council’s commitment to, and role as regards,  protection of:-

Overhead Services across the city, 

Amenity in the city by preservation of property, and 

Community safety generally 

Policy Statement   

That trees on local government controlled land be managed by way of pruning or, where necessary removal, so as to not constitute a reasonably foreseeable risk of damage to any Overhead-Services, House, or Other Structure by cause of Tree-Fall.

Other Terms:

Such other terms and conditions as may be necessary and/or appropriate so as to comply with Council's operational standards, and/or so as to give full meaning and effect to the terms hereof.

Definitions:

The following words/phrases shall have the meanings assigned to them :

"House": Any residential dwelling plus any fence, shed, carport, or other structure adjacent to, or associated with a House.

"local government controlled land": see Local Law No.1 (Administration) 2015.

"Other Structure": Any building of any sort situated on private-land, plus any fence, shed,  or other structure adjacent to, or associated with any Other Structure.

Overhead-Services":  Power-lines, Power-poles, NBN cables and similar utility service infrastructure

"Pruning": Tree-pruning as per Australian Standards AS4373-2007 -  Pruning of Amenity Trees.’

"Tree-Fall": The fall of any tree and/or the fall of any  limb of any tree.