Save the Charles Riley Reserve Trees!

Jan 20 2012 16:24

Public Meeting Under the Trees
(opposite the North Beach Primary School)

Saturday 21 January 2012 11.30 to 12.30pm

The City of Stirling is planning to remove nearly all of the big shade trees from the Charles Riley Reserve (47 trees), mainly opposite the North Beach Primary School. This is to enlarge the second football oval to AFL size and because the cricket club want to relocate from the southern end. All up they are spending $3 million of ratepayers money on this project. The public of consultation period was poorly advertised and in December during the festive season and holidays. The Council didn’t emphasise the trees going in their wording or diagrams adequately.

The dark green trees in the diagram to the left are the mature trees earmarked to go. The light green ones are new trees to be planted and the mid green ones will stay. This diagram is very deceptive because it shows the new trees at the size they will be in over 20 years.

What about the rest of the community?

  •     Recreation facility users such as walkers and joggers?
  •     Parents with Children visiting the park?
  •     Kids Playing?
  •     Other sporting club spectators?

What about the abundant bird life that live in these trees? These trees provide a link for wildlife, between Star Swamp and the Trigg Bushland.

Future subdivisions in the area will see hundreds of private trees lost, plus many local trees are dying, we need these public trees.

Seniors will not benefit from these saplings in 30 years time!

(see pages 221 to 240 of the Council Minutes from 22 November 2011, on the City of
Stirling website for more details) or phone Leisha on 0448 534742

This isn’t just about the trees in this particular reserve, this is about supporting tree protection all over the City of Stirling and the wider Perth metropolitan area. If the City of Stirling can see we are serious about tree protection, it will help with the future tree policy development going forward.