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| Semi-mature vigorous tree Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Brisbane, Queensland
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Its about time but a Brisbane tree company and Developer have finally been given a seroius fine for removing protected trees. Pity the developer will still make his profit, the fine should be ten times the amount. From courier mail 25 Sept 07 $45,000 fines for felled fig | The Courier-Mail |
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| Admin - Razor sharp and independent 2 X Diploma Level 5 qualified arborist Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane
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| Veteran Heritage Status Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Australia
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Ive heard that a local contractor was fined 25k and the developer 50k for removing a section of old growth bushland in my shire recentley.Ill try find some facts...
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| Former Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: SE USA
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Here we have boards of adjustment where these fines are often heavily and quietly reduced later after things cool down and the public eye blinks. Is there such a mechanism in oz? |
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| Admin - Razor sharp and independent 2 X Diploma Level 5 qualified arborist Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane
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No, not unless they appeal and go to a higher court than what heard their first case ... however the cost would exceed paying the fine! Boards of adjustment, never heard of that, is it only for civil compensation style cases or criminal too?
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| Former Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: SE USA
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not criminal, just civil, but that covers a lot.
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| Moderator Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Climbing around the world
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How did they get caught? Like was a TPO driving down the street? Or a peeved off neighbour dropped a coin on em'?
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| Sappling Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Brisbane
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I think its crap!! Everybody in brisbane know the Deen bros. $5k, they will spend that at the pub tonight!! and the developer well he just made a sweet 1mil min in that area, so he will be devisated. If they are going to make the fines realistic they should fine them in relation to the land value gained by the tree being removed.
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| Mature Tree Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
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| Admin - Razor sharp and independent 2 X Diploma Level 5 qualified arborist Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane
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I heard rumour that the block was worth around $1million and afterwards (now that the trees gone) worth $2.5million ... if that's the case then the developers etc are smart.
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| Veteran Heritage Status Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Australia
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Yes i know of a guy in the bayside area who had 20+ trees he wanted gone,council had $5k a tree order...he wrote them a cheque there and then.
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| Semi-mature vigorous tree Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Australia
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One may hope that the new Australian Standard on Tree Valuation may be of assistance to us in the industry. The delay was mainly due to NSW and Victoria not being able to agree on what system to utilize.
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| Admin - Razor sharp and independent 2 X Diploma Level 5 qualified arborist Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane
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Did anyone bother telling NSW and Victoria it was about trees not football vs rugby or which state should have the capital city. For those overseas, NSW and VIC compete on many matters. When Australia wanted to have it's own capital city they argued so bad that between the two states they created ACT (Australia Capital Territory) and built a new city called Canberra to be our capital. The arguing hasn't stopped though and it's been over 100 years. And yes, Canberra is the capital of Australia not Melbourne or Sydney.Also, being a new planned city not some uncontrolled urban sprawl Canberra was designed with streets doing around in a large circle .... I have often said people are like the cities they come from hence why politicians talk in circles, Victorian's a little square and Sydneysiders a bit mixed up but determined to get there (eventually, just head south to go east). Me, I come from Adelaide, planned city built by Colonel Light and the only state that wasn't founded on the back of a penal colony. All the crims mainly went to Tassy, Sydney and Melbourne (cant you tell. LOL )
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