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and well what do you know the herald publishes a story today about the 7 million grant to redevelop the art gallery wow you know if the council had come out in the first place and just said look here s what we want to do yadda yadda yadda instead of trying to use the old public safety dangerous no insurance crap you might have got a bit more support the trouble is youv e gone so far with the lies that if you tell the ratepayers of newcastle the truth you will lose face and look like idiots too late if these trees can survive the pasha bulker storm i think that they ve got a pretty good grip on the earth what about the trees 50mts up the road towards union st same trees same age but nothing wrong with them stewart ave have a look at those trees they overhang a major road they are as big as the laman st figs but they re ok the council seem to listen to one or two people when they have a complaint but when over 11 000 people complain about an injustice you won t listen you have delusions of grandeur mr buman of being the next lord mayor do you honestly think that you will get any votes off us over 11 000 people that have signed that petition i guarantee you not one of them will vote for you or any of the other councilors who have voted to cut down these majestic trees do the people of newcastle a favor stop the lies tear down the fences give laman st back to the ratepayers you know who they are don t you they are the people that pay your wages listen to the people and stop wasting our money p s if you send me a threatening abusive letter like you are fond of doing i will spread it like wildfire to everyone on that petition kasey says october 2 2011 at 8 43 pm reply save our figs they are apart of newcastle as nobbys is so leave them alone what the hell have they done to you and stop wasting money roma says october 9 2011 at 4 44 pm reply we heard the plight of your trees on abc macca this morning we wish the residents who are trying to save these trees the very best of luck with your efforts we had a similar fight here in york wa for over two years that ended in the destructions of our iconic cbd ficus hillii tree in 2009 600 residents fought to save it one york councillor promised a public gathering no one will remove that tree while i have breath in my body we thought we had an ally we were wrong the tree has gone and that councillor is still breathing we had stories of dangerous limbs roots invading building foundations roots breaking up the main street being spouted by our botantically challenged shire spokesperson those involved in the effort to save our one tree a lot were elderly were tagged and referred to as trouble makers you can view yorks ficus fight photos on http www yorkwavistorsguide info we saved copies of all documents newpapers and many photos we now have a time capsule which will be displayed in 10 years time hopefully those who were involved directly and those stood by and did nothing will feel some shame the time capsule will then be resealled and handed on to a younger person for safe keeping for the history of our town if your trees do go suggest people save some of the timber dry it very slowly over two or three years and then have a craftsman create something we had a number of coffee mugs made with a photo of our york main street with the tree still there so people could have some thing to remember our tree by five were numbered one five and these are now treasured by the committee that lead the battle in york local councils around australia seem to be a haven for machiavellian personalities sammy shares says october 9 2011 at 6 30 pm reply what a joke the ncc is and they have the gall to ask for a significant rate increase next year of 5 above the normal cpi increase have your say on that by next friday 14 oct http www newcastle nsw gov au council delivery_program_and_budget rate_variation and the thing that amazes me is that councillors like bob and his supporters like to talk about those supporting the figs being a noisy minority the reality is that only 280 people put a number 1 next to bob cook s name at the 2008 council elections from around 80 000 voters and 150 0000 people in the local govt area talk about a fragment of a minority let s run a decent human being as a candidate in his ward and against his mate buman in september 2012 so there can be proper representation of the community going forward 2008 results here http www pastvtr elections nsw gov au lge2008 result newcastle council7d83 html wardid x080910202w01 mary anne paul says october 9 2011 at 8 26 pm reply why can t this absolutely disgusting state of affairs be taken to a higher court i havent ever heard of anyone but the council haveing the final say surely as newcastle nsw australians even we have the right to go to higher huge people numbers surely have to be heard and listened to have these counsellors put themselves in a position where the now cannot backdown for fear of losing face rather than concentrating on the right action the correct decision shani sandner says october 9 2011 at 9 42 pm reply people are all different get a grip indeed just because you can not appreciate the trees please respect those people who genuinely feel upset at the destruction for to feel is human to care is human and to love is human yes destruction as a precurser to progress is also a human trait but is this what people want for newcastle i do not believe it is travelling through the world the places that draw people to them are the natural landscapes the flora the fauna what do people want for this town progress based on the destruction of trees have you been to a town where all the trees are cut down it lacks coolness peace tranquility get a grip i will get a grip on a tree and i am proud of it jo zerafa says october 10 2011 at 4 13 am reply thank you sharni mary anne sammy roma mike and others commenting with your support wondering if you know about our online petition http www petitiononlineaustralia com petition stop the unjust destruction of anzac fig trees in laman street newcastle 108 it was set up 17 hrs ago please share roma says october 10 2011 at 2 56 pm reply suggestion contact get up to see if they can assist you bea says october 11 2011 at 8 37 pm reply i was just wondering if anyone has contacted the rsl the trees were planted in the 1930s as a war memorial for our anzacs it is a disgrace that the council are so ready to destroy a war memorial lest we forget roma says october 12 2011 at 1 14 pm reply i am just so so sorry you are having to go through all this utter rubbish to save trees that should have been protected no matter what if the trees were planted for returned solders could the rsl assist in you some way you are doing a really great job with the fight you are putting up and i wish there was more i could say that would lift your spirits or give you some light at the end of the tunnel sadly i believe you are dealing with egos just as we were here in york egos that never will admit they may have made a wrong decision i was 68 when i took the role of leader to battle our council to save our tree the question of the right for our tree to stay was yes you guessed it a development a development that never did and probably never will happen now as the developer has put the land up for sale minus our tree a sad price to pay for the most beautiful tree we had in the cbd that gave joy to so many for so many years the people of york rallied behind me for a mid week march through the cbd and onto shire council administration building the first ever protest march in this very conservative historic town no one would come out from the shire administration to address the angry crowd so i took the crowd to the steps of the western australian state parliament and i met with the state planning minister who did everything she could to assist us unfortunately four weeks later we had an unexpected election and she was gone another thing i have done to keep the memory of our vandalised ficus hillii tree alive is i cut out hundreds of leaf shapes from two shades of green material and over a six months had people sign their names on a leaf no councillors were permitted to sign a leaf these will be stitched onto a piece of calico that has a sketch of the scene looking down avon terrace that is work in progress for the time capsule eye3photodesign says october 12 2011 at 6 33 pm reply i have been hanging around photographing the action over the past couple of days please feel free to take a look at my blog posts http eye3 com au 2011 10 12 the demise of the laman street fig trees part 2 http eye3 com au 2011 10 07 the demise of the laman street fig trees part 1 shani sandner says october 12 2011 at 7 05 pm reply actually a lovely lady tells me she did contact the rsl and they did ot want to get involved possibly do not want to upset the council as they may receive donations or do not want to make waves em says october 13 2011 at 2 33 pm reply quick guys we need to get the state government involved now we need to email phone and generally harass them until they do something shepsta says october 14 2011 at 4 37 pm reply why hasn t aca been involved they are always asking for stories about problem councils you couldn t get any worse than this lot i emailed them a month ago and never got a reply can everyone bombard them with requests for help remember the 7 councilors next election do not let them get in again caity raschke says october 14 2011 at 8 28 pm reply good idea can t hurt to keep trying c ben seton says october 17 2011 at 12 06 pm reply so what is the sof s approach to providing an alternative to removing the trees i find this debate rather interesting and am currently doing an assignment about it but i m finding it reasonably hard to find what direction the sof s is offering besides saving these beautiful natural wonders many thanks with anyone who can help please email me at c3125444 uon edu au mary and power streets islingotn bernadette smith says october 17 2011 at 2 40 pm reply sorry i can t be there stay strong jane says october 18 2011 at 8 25 am reply newcastle council should do something about the thugs and druggos whom are dangerous on the streets of newcastle not the trees edos says october 18 2011 at 3 05 pm reply http jrpp nsw gov au developmentregister tabid 62 ctl view mid 424 jrpp_id 417 language en us default aspx just so everyone is aware the da for staged development of the art gallery is on exhibition and is inviting community comment it closes on the 20th october might be a good avenue to voice our objection to the implications of the proposal eg the trees being removed strangely the documents are not available online which is odd for the jrpp edos says october 18 2011 at 3 21 pm reply sorry my mistake that was for last year bridget says october 20 2011 at 10 35 pm reply you guys are amazing i studied at the conservatorium over the road and lived in dawson st for four years i ve always loved walking under the canopy of those beautiful trees all the best and congratulations on the agreement made today seems like the best possible outcome considering everything that has occurred keep up the good work thinking of you and the figs shepsta says october 22 2011 at 7 08 pm reply hey there everyone just thought of a good idea today how about trying to get celebrities involved newy has a bred a few jennifer hawkins mark richards sarah wynter she was raised in cooks hill wasn t she surely she wouldn t want the trees gone andrew johns the silverchair guys sophie lee olivia newton john has ties here mikey robbins charli robinson catherine britt make a we are the world video draw more attention to it cheers sharon says october 26 2011 at 5 45 pm reply hi there i live in avoca beach and was involved in the fight to try and stop the sinking of the adelaide our campaign although eventually lost on one level as it was scuttled was won on another as a direct result of our campaign tonnes of toxic material was removed and it was a whole lot cleaner at least when it did go down this was achieved by legal action via the administrative appeals tribunal our case was brought by the environmental defenders office in my experience on our campaign legal action made the difference as the trees have not been proven to be unsafe council s actions could well be deemed illegal apologies if this has already been explored as i am coming in late in the day good luck guys great work and i am behind you 100 sharon criss ahern says october 26 2011 at 9 45 pm reply shani just keep writing those daily emails to every councilor until one takes up your cause persistence pays luv from ur ol lobbying aunty edos says november 2 2011 at 8 53 am reply keep up the good work guys you are all amazing and representing many more who can not join you andrew says november 2 2011 at 10 18 pm reply you all have my support those tree s are beautiful lisa says november 3 2011 at 12 31 pm reply does anyone have a copy of the laman street story shown on channel 10 news yesterday evening wed 2 11 thank you brendan says november 4 2011 at 3 14 pm reply there is a lot more at stake than the trees i feel 1st the council is losing revenue from closing the art gallery and library it upsets the cultural hub of newcastle 2nd this is entirely hypothetical what if someone were bribed in relation to the development they re going to develop the site as part of the proposal 3rd pulling down the trees will show how old the library and art gallery is from a distance wrecking up the aesthetic value of the city that s my 3 cents what do people think brendan says november 9 2011 at 10 04 am reply just wondering are the trees insured for public liability and is the counsel paying higher premiums on the trees if so i doesn t justify when counsel has paid for trying to cut the trees down they can just put up warning signs about hazard of trees and save the figs hg says november 11 2011 at 11 33 am reply i just found this petition http www petitiononlineaustralia com petition stop the unjust destruction of anzac fig trees in laman street newcastle 108 i hope the council caves into independent assessment and we see the true rotten roots those of councillors who are unfit to stand not trees that have withstood serious batterings jonathan vencore says november 28 2011 at 9 25 pm reply this circumstance sums up the predicament of endangered wildlife and our somewhat flawed efforts to protect them the fauna habitat assessment states that an endangered species the grey headed flying fox would have a reduction in its foraging area the loss of 14 trees would represent a 2 3 reduction in foraging resources within a 2km radius of the laman street site within the context of the normal foraging range of an individual grey headed flying fox average 20km per night deccw 2009 the reduction in foraging habitat percentage is reduced to less than 0 01 this may not seem like much but with 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