Didn’t manage to make it to either of two important meetings tonight because I ran late at work: the ‘planning’ department’s tick-the-box attempt at community engagement re the so-called ‘revitalisation’ of Newcastle’s CBD was one and the coal-seam-gas-is-coming-to-a-town-near-you meeting at Medowie was the other. (more…)
Archive for the ‘spin’ Category
Fail 20.2.2013
February 20, 201329 minutes you won’t get back 13.9.2012
September 13, 2012
Thanks to Josh for this photo, which I have used before. It’s about as scientific as the way NCC dealt with the ‘hidden problems’ in Laman Street.
You can watch a video of the council officer who seems to have come up with the daft idea to get rid of the Laman Street trees. (more…)
Philth 10.9.2012
September 10, 2012
Go away and don’t come back
Karma’s a bitch and it’s going to get the treeloppers from Newcastle City Council.
While we’re waiting for karma to swoop in, we can entertain ourselves by watching the new Lord Mayor, McBoughtYou, terrorise Council officers move his office. (more…)
Fly on the wall
September 6, 2012As I write, the appalling Phil Hewett will be starting his talk at Treenet, about the lessons learned in Laman Street.
What a waste of time that will be for anyone listening.
Looking forward to the video.
This is how grateful they are 30.6.2012
June 29, 2012
The photo below is of a letter I received yesterday from Newcastle City Council along with its empty envelope.
Treehugger Saves Lives 4.6.2012
June 4, 2012
Thanks to a friend for this photo.
The fence in the photo is looking the worse for wear because a great lump of tree trunk had just fallen against it.
Fortunately the geniuses tree team from Council had blocked off this path with a piece of tape – over an hour after they started work.
Women with prams had been using the walkway and treehuggers
locals had been standing on the path watching.
In fact a friend tells me she felt the tape was put up to keep treehuggers like her out not to keep the public safe. Hence the title of the post.
I wonder why this had to be done on a Saturday? The park’s busiest time, a weekend, and the Sabbath for the Seventh Day Adventist Church across the street.
If Council didn’t have a pathological need for secrecy they would have put a sign on the tree announcing why it was being removed – not just one of the ‘Trees working for you’ signs – and a link on its website to the arborist report on the tree.
Wouldn’t it be wonderful if there’d been a fauna expert present to ensure no wildlife would be injured?
At least one of the locals is under the impression that the whole row of figs is dangerous and will be felled.
Wonder what QRAP NCC has told her and who was responsible.
The usual suspects, I presume.
As they say- 30 000 trees coming to you: as mulch.
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Thanks to Cr Cook 2.2.2012
February 2, 2012Everyone’s favourite councillor sent me one of his famous late night emails tonight. He often cc’s them to what feels like the entire world so you may have received a copy. (more…)
Media release 18.1.2012
January 18, 2012
Two fantastic Council documents came out today. (more…)
NEWCASTLE GOES THE FULL FIG
September 20, 2011I suppose being called to an Art Gallery and library to evacuate people in case of falling trees would have to be a cushy job for workers whose job regularly puts them in harm’s way…
Here’s hoping no one is ever at risk while emergency crews’ time is being wasted in Laman Street.
Spin, spin and more spin 7.9.2011
September 7, 2011
The spin goes on about these poor trees: there was a fantastic ad in the Herald a couple of weeks ago from a group of architects, asking for an independent risk assessment of the Laman Street trees. (more…)
