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to some extent council should offer a free tree consultation service to residents.........ONLY if it encourages and strives to protect more trees.
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We all have the same responsibility to save water but doesn't mean the plumber is paid for by the council free does it?
We all drive a car and have to maintain it's roadworthy condition and if you cannot afford that then the car is off the road.
Councils have no obligation to offer anything free, they are there to make and enforce local law not do my job on private land, that's a system Russia tried and failed.
"Mary, yes the tree has a VPO on it and for you to obtain a permit to either prune it or remove it you will be required to supply a qualified arborists report with full details as to why specifying and illistrating all areas of concern as per xzy.1 of the local law act. The arborist writing the report must be a minimum of AQF L4 and 5 years field experience. Council can then assess the report and see if in deed the tree warrants removal, pruning or any other works."
Then if the report is pretty hopeless you have to go out, or ring the arborist and tell them the report is not specific or detailed enough ...
Many places are doing this, especially on development sites. Many councils charge for each application whether approved or declined and per tree in some cases.
If indeed the council feel obligated and it's there responsibility to assess trees then they need to subside us contractors from who they take the work or outsource the field visit to suitably qualified contractors like they do with so many other things.