A tree on Wellington Street has been vandalised, forcing the council to remove it from the roadside.
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City of Launceston general manager Michael Stretton said the tree, near the corner of Brisbane Street, Launceston, will be replaced “in the near future”.
He said the council maintained a tree nursery for incidents when new trees were required.
They may be impacting on infrastructure, may have been subject to vandalism or inadvertent damage, or are simply unsuitable.
- Michael Stretton
"Trees in the CBD are occasionally removed for a number of reasons, where they may be impacting on infrastructure, may have been subject to vandalism or inadvertent damage, or are simply unsuitable for a particular location," he said.
“Generally, the City of Launceston replaces any trees removed in these circumstances with the same species, or a more suitable species, if required.”
In 2012 the council had planned to spend $190,000 planting more trees along Wellington and Bathurst streets, but the concept was changed with road safety in mind.
That year the Launceston Street Tree Strategy was developed to provide a coordinated, strategic approach to the planting of street trees.
Holly Monery
Holly Monery is a journalist for The Examiner newspaper, based in Launceston, Tasmania. Her main area of focus is local government.
Holly Monery is a journalist for The Examiner newspaper, based in Launceston, Tasmania. Her main area of focus is local government.
