An oldie but a goodie: one of my greatest honours: banned from a chainsaw website
MEDIA RELEASE
Newcastle City Council can’t say the Laman Street trees are unsafe:
NO risk assessment is current (more…)
Archive for the ‘QTRA’ Category
Media release: risk assessments out of date: 27.1.2012
January 27, 2012Mike Ellison responds to Newcastle City Council 20.1.2012
January 20, 2012
I am ashamed to say that once again my Council has treated an eminent expert shabbily.
As I said at the Fig Forum, there’s nothing to be gained and quite a bit to lose for arboricultural and risk experts to help Newcastle people try to preserve the Laman St trees.
I’m extremely grateful that such knowledgeable and respected experts as Mike Ellison have given us their time and advice.
I should not have been surprised that within the blink of an eye an internal memo critiquing Mr Ellison’s work appeared. (more…)
Mike Ellison’s report 15.1.2012
January 15, 2012
How fantastic it is to receive Mike Ellison’s report on Laman Street. (more…)
Cyber bits and pieces
July 2, 2011As usual, I’m still obsessing about risk and the definition of tree failure. I couldn’t stand it any more so I sought (more) advice. I do like to able to argue intelligently with my cyber bullies. (more…)
Our bridge climb 26.10.2010
October 26, 2010
I’ve meant for ages to walk to the top of Stockton Bridge and I finally did it. It’ll probably be a one-and-only because the traffic is so unbelievably unpleasant. (more…)
A busy week 4.9.2010
September 4, 2010
Spring came for two days then left again. It’s rainy and cold again.The air has been smelling beautiful in the last week or so and my rhondoletia is in flower, the pittosporum outside my office is blooming and there’s enough jasmine around to get poor hayfever sufferers down. (more…)
Charette should be fun
March 18, 2010
- The statue inside the cultural centre – apparently originally designed to be outside
I’ve been reading lots on council’s website tonight. Amazingly, (more…)
Questioning tree risk calculation
March 16, 2010
I sent an email this morning (more…)
