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r in the street below the farcical meeting _ well done thank you to all who dared to blow their horn ps how do we get copies of the photo s taken in the street by the guy from the cgharette from sydney proclaiming his photography was part of the process caity raschke says march 23 2010 at 7 38 pm reply amazing how that wasn t available at the charade ian mackenzie said very positive stuff about the benefits of these trees to balance against the risk and where was that info and adrian swain agreed with him about the risk management of the trees and that was out of sight he has written a new risk assessment report available on the council s website at http www newcastle nsw gov au __data assets pdf_file 0013 100066 090310ar_laman_st_qtra_report__090310 pdf in which he says the current risk in the street is 1 in 14400 which is acceptable surely this means we have time to look after these trees while new trees are grown the next battle will include what trees these will be replaced with because phil wasn t going to tell us judy larsen says march 26 2010 at 1 43 pm reply good luck to you all i lived in newcastle 53 yrs and loved as a child visiting my aunt in laman street house is still there vacant and the shadiness of the figs was so cooling on a hot day i always visited the library and sat with a sense of tranquility about the areas in question keep it green its a special street we dont want a town of concrete and cement like any other i moved from the city back into a quiet small town in qld so preserve nature it took hundred years to grow and wont happen in our childrens lifetime again my thoughts are with you and am glad my friend told me about it robert bignell says says april 3 2010 at 1 06 pm reply isn t it amazing how councils can find untold to destroy city trees which are suddenly found to be dangerous as they are beginning to reach maturity all those hundreds of staff and not a single tree expert among them bringing in far flung consultants who stand to gain by designing and installing council s grand new vision for laman st certainly seems curious when literally thousands of local residents have made their views known that the trees should stay put and be properly maintained for future generations fig man says may 30 2010 at 5 02 pm reply save the fig trees i mean come on how hard is it to see past your own two feet council must be blind not to realize how great all these trees are 5000000 bucks is allot of cash and we need that money to be spent on things that the people of newcastle actually want ali says may 30 2010 at 8 07 pm reply isnt it amazing that with all of the pressing clearly identified risks glaringly obvious problems that newcastle city council has already they would rather prioritize spending ratepayers funds researching and pretending to find one trina says june 30 2010 at 2 15 pm reply maybe someone here might be able to answer my question how come i can drive down one side of the street but not the other i can no longer park my car in the street due to so called safety reasons yet i am allowed to walk up and down both sides if i was concerned about a branch falling on me i would feel safer in a car council seems more concerned about the safety of cars than people caity raschke says june 30 2010 at 7 51 pm reply remember trina the trees aren t unsafe the trees that have been lost were removed by council after the pasha bulker storm no tree has fallen over in laman street and the only trees that have fallen eslewhere in cooks hill fell because they had had their roots damaged by roadworks council s attitude is that the trees don t have a root system but the radar report says most of the trees have significant roots they just want to get rid of them this is all spin bobbie antonic says september 20 2010 at 3 36 pm reply i took photos on friday at 1ish i spoke to a fellow he said there would be a vigil on the weekend with the reprieve legally at the moment how long and what can we do i have been following this with great interest and it is typical newcastle council it has nothing to do with the root structure it wont fall on us daniel c says september 25 2010 at 4 13 pm reply heres a mockumentary my friend alice and i made ali says october 9 2011 at 10 13 pm reply ive always loved this vid good on you thats the stck ali says september 25 2010 at 4 44 pm reply bravo bravo thats the stick your right we dont have to put up with that shit whats with the poor jogger forced onto the rd by the dangerous council barricades jaysee dali says october 15 2010 at 6 57 am reply dropped by and took a few photos yesterday afternoon here s a poster i created tess says october 21 2010 at 11 58 am reply please combine carrington young street trees in your endeavours to save newcastle trees from the tyranical tree hating council majority the beauty of young street like laman street is made in large part by its trees rowan says november 7 2010 at 9 12 pm reply i found myself on lamen st tonight and took a few photos of the incredible figs it s hard to imaging this area of town without the iconic fig tree s sharon laird says november 15 2010 at 1 44 pm reply oes this mean every fig tree in the newcastle area and surrounds is a high risk and must go surely not they are in every park and often school ground tree limbs fall from gum trees in storms so do we denude the landscape of all possible risks our footpaths are in shocking condition as are our roads they need to be looked at high risk both issues justine atkinson says november 18 2010 at 11 41 am reply hi i notice there are council trucks in there this morning on my way to work are they already doing the testing if not hope whatever they re doing doesn t accidentally weaken the trees before the tests are done henry banks says november 18 2010 at 2 10 pm reply there trees must be preserved they have a useable life of hundreds of years i could not sign the petition because of care2 s onerous para 2 conditions of service carol murrell says november 20 2010 at 7 07 am reply it would be terrible if council got their way and cut down the figs too many trees are being cut down to make way for so called new development leaving bare patches on the skyline at this time of year it is lovely to see all the jacarandas in flower council should be planting more of these beautiful trees instead of wanting to chop down the grand old fig trees could you perhaps contact don burke to get his opinion on the health of these trees sometimes a high profile person can have a positive outcome i know he would want the trees retained if possible please contact him do you know says december 10 2010 at 5 46 am reply you may want to dig back into council records someone i know attended a meeting in which they discussed their plan to put a row of eateries under laman street incorporating the old tunnels accessed from the park i wonder if the tree roots would pose a problem for this venture and that that is the real reason for wanting the trees out why else is it only that small section of street is a concern and not the rest of the trees around the city especially those in the park that people regularly sit under caity raschke says december 10 2010 at 10 26 pm reply i recall at the charette talk about building under laman street to make the library entrance open into the park and having a cafe there surprise surprise that option would involve taking out some trees glenda smith says december 15 2010 at 10 36 am reply congratulations while i ve been reading the development of this i have been trying to recall the name of the man who tied himself to the figs on stewart ave or gordon ave hamilton south in the 1970 s think it brown something sorry if this has been mentioned before but just came across website but does anyone recall was such a great and successful protest at the time ali says december 15 2010 at 8 08 pm reply re builing under laman st on the last day of the land environment hearing my recollection was that when the topic of encroaching into civic park was raised via roots branches it was said that ncc had no intention of chasing roots altho im unsure if such statements are binding anyway go figure the beloved laman st trees are remaining to be supported nurtured absolutely wonderful news still sinking in champo says december 17 2010 at 2 26 pm reply awesome effort crew thomass hamiltons says december 18 2010 at 9 29 pm reply thank u so much everyone who has fought this battle i couldn t believe the forces of evil would fight so hard gerry bailey says february 19 2011 at 6 08 pm reply unfortunately the forces of evil are still out ther people and we have to remain ever vigilant until the final battle is won the nasty ones are still out there and are moving to change civic park to a place where no one will want to go a place of large paved pathe and paved areas very little grass to sit on and no shade trees in the middle of the park the sacred memorial grove is to go a most disgusting move by council i urge you to take up the fight not just for our beautiful figs but for our beautiful civic park this fantastic people friendly park will be no more unless we stop this insanity ps john tate s underground three storey car park at the eastern end of civic park is back on the agenda now the law courts are to be built in the civic precinct think about that vale civic park if that happens gerry bailey vietnam veteran pauline wiche says may 31 2011 at 7 52 pm reply on a recent trip to buenos aires we saw fig trees much older than the laman st figs which were very healthy because of this fact they had no concrete or roadway under them i suggest that the paths and road should be jack hammered and removed and the whole area mulched with paths for pedestrians the figs will be much healthier without their roots being constantly compressed by cars i can send photos of the ba figs if you are interested bernadette smith says august 4 2011 at 11 02 am reply international tree day at civic park last sunday was a great success and a timely reminder of what newie has to lose congratulations to the organisers of the day and to supporters for gaining another successful recission motion to stop council from destroying our town s figs here is a picture link from behind the iron curtain post at http savethebogeyhole blogspot com keepthem says august 12 2011 at 10 46 am reply i love those trees in newcastle and think all people campaigning to keep them are doing a fantastic job keep up the good work gabriel says march 3 2012 at 11 34 am reply 1st such a gorgeous ritpraot i love it definately a framer secondly as a fellow tree hugger i feel your sadness when we lived in corona we had a brand new house so we planted many beautiful trees and plants one in particular was a willow tree in the front yard we watched it grow from a small 6 ft tree to a 20 30 foot tree over 5 years i loved that tree it s silhouette s shadow danced through my bathroom window onto the side of a dresser and i would lie in bed in the morning and watch it dance i would be still in the moment and just really appreciated it s beauty when we went back less than a year after it sold it was gone i too was devestated you are not only an amazing photographer but i never knew you had such a talent for writing sorry for writing so much but it touched me sue says august 20 2011 at 8 39 am reply hi all i have just been to newcastle herald online opinion about the laman street figs and there are a lot of anti fig postings saying those who want it are a lunatic fringe i think anyone who can should post a simple message in support of the trees there it is a public site and it is important that we get our message out and show that there are many in support of the trees rachel says august 26 2011 at 8 53 am reply to all those who have been fighting so well on behalf of the beautiful fig trees i say thank you i am incredibly disappointed at the news i heard this morning is there nothing more that we can do are we now required to chain ourselves to the trees to prevent them being harmed surely there is some other action that can be taken to save these magnificent beacons of strength dudley says august 26 2011 at 7 17 pm reply well congratulations to ncc for totally snubbing those who voted for you it would appear that the mediation was never going to be taken up by council so what a waste of time that was but to all of you who tried so hard to save our figs don t be disheartened we of newcastle city will never forget what you tried so valiantly to do it just a great shame that those who were supposed to be our voice let us all down i for one will remember this when next we have our chance to thank our councillors at our next election shepsta says august 29 2011 at 8 08 pm reply has anyone contacted a current affair about this farce i m sure they would love this story it has it all wasted ratepayers money council not listening to the wishes of the people who pay their wages the fence security guards the fact that the trees have survived countless high winds and storms without failing the real reason they want them gone so they can redevelop laman st and the art gallery but trying to tell everyone that its a matter of public safety the council seem to go out of their way to listen to 1 person when they make a complaint but won t listen to over 10 000 people do the councilors who want the trees gone honestly think they have hope in hell of being reelected next election especially scott sharpe who has a nursery you will never ever get my business anymore mike rubbo says september 1 2011 at 11 00 am reply i have just discovered the story i was at an art gallery opening on friday 26 aug up from avoca beach and in his speech the mayor told the story i was horrified and spoke to him later wondering what to do i how claude money had saved poplars outside paris by painting them hans heyson reputedly did the same thing for a stand of gums in the adelaide hills one way to get national media attention which the issue deserves would be to stage a claude monet paint in at the site invite artists from far and wide to come and do plein air works like monet did in honor of the endangered trees i d come for sure the famous name alone would get attention perhaps even internationally not only would it be good for your cause it can help lay down a good way people can respond to such issues in the future in the meantime i ve done a linocut of the trees and sent it to the mayor promising hand made copies for all members of council if he thinks that would help that was emailed tuesday no reply as yet i d be happy to share the image with you good luck ali says october 9 2011 at 10 17 pm reply sorry i missed this mike rubbo says september 1 2011 at 11 02 am reply re my linocut of the figs you can leave me a message if i can help further on my blog http situp cyle com david smith says september 5 2011 at 7 21 pm reply dear caitlin rashke in the interests of 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