Looking for anyone who witnessed the damage to the public tree, in front of this development in York Street. The damage increases chance of disease and decreases the life of this once beautiful tree! Easties, did you see anything? Need some background on the development – http://ballarateast.online/developer-discretion-2/ We have reported it to council and awaiting […]
A reminder to add some trees from the East to the Significant Tree Register. http://ballarateast.online/topics/resources/exceptional-tree-register/ All residents are invited to nominate public and private trees in the City of Ballarat to the Register. Nomination forms are available at The Phoenix, Armstrong Street South, Nominations for the initial Register are open from Thursday 1 May to Monday 30 June, […]
It is SO GREAT when we get emails with information to share. Gladys was been wandering the east looking for trees to add to the Register of Exceptional Trees. We want a heap in from the East. First submissions due by the end of this month. Click here for more info: http://ballarateast.online/topics/resources/exceptional-tree-register/ And the details: All […]
Love a great good news story. Here is the latest on the Poverty Point Tree. For the back story click here. Thank you to everyone who took the time to make a comment on the post, contacted Edith to give support and those who wrote to council about it. Its so great when we work […]
You have already heard about this great initiative, right here. This is our chance to tie a yellow ribbon around each of our trees… The forms are really very simple. Please take some time to help protect the very thing that makes our area so beautiful. The trees. Just to make it easy for you […]
A great initiative from the City of Ballarat. The Exceptional Tree Register. I encourage all Easties to have a look around you and if you see an exceptional tree (and i know you will) please ensure you have it added to the register. http://www.ballarat.vic.gov.au/sh/exceptional-tree-register.aspx Here are some I saw on my walk today… Ballarat has […]
It seems people are lining up, literally, to help save this significant tree at Poverty Point. This significant tree is 5.5 metres (18ft) around – wow! It’s the big gum in the distance, directly above the new plantings. Read a resident’s letter about whats happening here! http://ballarateast.online/a-tree-at-poverty-point/
there’s a tree at risk of removal in the Poverty Point reserve…. we know because you told us! “Dear BE Net, This is by way of a distress signal from Poverty Point – it was part of the old Ballarat East, so please include this story! A few years ago a developer came and built […]
We have been contacted by residents affected by these explosions. Made front page of the Courier today. Make comment here if you wish to make contact with each other. Best of luck to those experiencing what must be an avoidable fright. Check out the Courier story here. http://www.thecourier.com.au/story/1851113/underground-mine-explosions-rock-ballarat-east-neighbourhood Here is what we are currently more […]
Here are some photos showing what the Friends of Sparrow Ground get up to on a Sunday morning a few times during the year. This area of bush is along Spencer Street. The two photos with the yellow flowers (a weed called Broom) is not maintained by FoSG and the other two photos are taken […]