❓ Hon Aaron Stonehouse asks the Minister for Environment about the assessment of a dead 'blue tree' near Statham's Quarry, and the Minister confirms the tree is dead and mental health impacts will be considered in decisions about it.
AnsweredQoN 1272Legislative Council
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BLUE TREE —
STATHAM'S QUARRY
1272. Hon AARON STONEHOUSE to the Minister for Environment:
I refer the minister to the recent
story in the Hills Avon Valley Gazette , entitled ''Fight to save
blue tree beside Statham's Quarry in Gooseberry Hill''.
(1) Can the
minister offer an update on the Parks and Wildlife Service's assessment
of the tree in question?
(2) Is he able to
confirm that the tree is, as stated by the Parks and Wildlife Service
spokesperson, dead, and that the health of the tree is not therefore an active
concern in the assessment?
(3) Will he
encourage his officials to weigh the obvious mental health impacts that the
removal, or indeed the retention, of the tree would have over those solely
based upon its environmental and visual impacts, the latter of which is surely
subjective?
STATHAM'S QUARRY
1272. Hon AARON STONEHOUSE to the Minister for Environment:
I refer the minister to the recent
story in the Hills Avon Valley Gazette , entitled ''Fight to save
blue tree beside Statham's Quarry in Gooseberry Hill''.
(1) Can the
minister offer an update on the Parks and Wildlife Service's assessment
of the tree in question?
(2) Is he able to
confirm that the tree is, as stated by the Parks and Wildlife Service
spokesperson, dead, and that the health of the tree is not therefore an active
concern in the assessment?
(3) Will he
encourage his officials to weigh the obvious mental health impacts that the
removal, or indeed the retention, of the tree would have over those solely
based upon its environmental and visual impacts, the latter of which is surely
subjective?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question.
(1) Staff from
the Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions' Parks and
Wildlife Service have undertaken an initial assessment of the tree in question.
(2) I am advised that the tree in
question has been confirmed to be dead.
(3) Yes.
some notice of the question.
(1) Staff from
the Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions' Parks and
Wildlife Service have undertaken an initial assessment of the tree in question.
(2) I am advised that the tree in
question has been confirmed to be dead.
(3) Yes.
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