29G Clare Av Athelstone SA 5076

No way should this significant River Red Gum be allowed to be removed!!! The only way the original development at 29 Clare Avenue was allowed to go ahead was if the developers built around the tree. If council approves the removal of this tree it will be an absolute disgrace!!!

This is the last of two significant trees in Clare ave and absolutely should NOT be removed !!!

This beautiful tree must not be removed. It is my understanding that when this block was developed a decade ago this tree was designated a significant tree and would be protected. It adds to the amenity of the area, provides shade, reduces heat, is a wildlife habitat, and is loved by many people on Clare Avenue and surrounds.

This block backs onto a creek where a wildlife live and visit. Several bird species and possums live in the area. The removal of the red gum would damage wildlife habitat. Also, if if the tree was deemed significant a decade ago and not removed for development sake, why would the level of significance be less now the tree has matured?

Removing trees goes against all that the council says they are for. Tree should be protected!

It would be absolutely disgraceful to see this tree removed. It is significant to the area and provides much needed shade and increases air quality as well as being the home to wildlife.
The constant redevelop of our area has resulted in the loss of too many trees and the area is starting to look barren and the general air temperature will increase.

All development on this block should not only retain but protect this tree. It’s entirely possible to design around a significant tree. Please do not remove this precious, important part of the local ecosystem. It would be utterly disgraceful to allow the removal of this tree, and totally unnecessary. To state the obvious, every single mature tree is significant for our local wildlife and for us.

There is no good reason to remove this tree and especially as it’s significant. It’s home to wildlife and adds to the aesthetics of the street and neighbourhood. Its presence should be a selling point for the new development. I hope Council are monitoring the health of this tree and the activities of any developer considering poisoning it.

There is no reason why a significant tree should be removed to make way for a low effort planners’ development. The constant removal of significant trees in campbelltown city council continues to negatively effect the area in aesthetic and desirability to live. Any remaining trees should be saved and protected to ensure the area has some sort of nature shade and habitat for local fauna, aside from the aesthetics mentioned above. Developers and planners need to stop killing the attractiveness of the council area. Other councils, such as Burnside, utilise large significant trees as selling points and people pay premiums to live there for this. The council should be looking to emulate this strategy to increase land values for all rate payers, not actively reduce them by negatively effecting the area in this fashion. Council best actively monitor the health of this tree and the activities of any developer considering poisoning it - which appears to happen often then is led to believe.

If we remove this beautiful River Red Gum, then we open the way for other significant trees to be removed ... and all for very short sighted gain. I am calling on the Campbelltown Council to take a stand and protect this beautiful tree.

The value of this tree to the Athelstone Community cannot be understated. Practical, aesthetic, heritage, habitat and more. What is the calculated monetary value of the tree?

The role of Council is to protect our urban forest from threats and loss by preserving the City’s existing trees. To broaden community understanding of the benefits trees like this provide and the potential of other trees to reach significant status. To manage resident concerns and guide the developer in order to ensure the long-term health and sustainability of this magnificent tree; thus minimising the impact of the proposed and other new development on the local landscape and streetscapes in the City of Campbelltown.

You cannot catch up this tree. It is not just "one tree". Please resolutely reject the application to remove this tree and others like it.

Please keep this magnificent gum for the sake of the local wildlife, especially birds and koalas...let alone shade in the heat of summer!

THIS TREE SHOULD NOT BE REMOVED.
Removing trees has been proven to cause the area to get hotter and it actually means we get less rainfall. The developers should be building around the tree.
River red gums(eucalyptus calmendulis) are also endangered in South Australia so should NEVER be removed no matter what. They need to remain in their location and be protected. If its approved to be removed it is just plain wrong and cruel. It would also show that the council truly hates trees....for crying out loud they remove grass etc and replace with crushed "blue metal" then complain about the temperature and say we need more trees on naturestrips etc. Yet they plant small trees that do FA compared to big trees like this one.

It shouldn’t even be a consideration. We should be able to incorporate existing trees even not considered “significant” in our design and building. No more trees will be deemed “significant “ as development destroys them before they can be. They’re already significant in creating shade, cooling the environment, providing oxygen, haven and food source for birds and animals. We have to be way cleverer than this. I own a tiny block in Hectorville and am trying to fill it with natives. I have flicks of Honeyeaters and wattle birds and rainbow lorikeets. It is rare to see people keeping trees. So little thought for the future (or even the present). Just stop.

This beautiful tree is home to so much wildlife who thrive among it’s branches. Not only will getting rid of it destroy the home of these creatures but it will remove a location where so many significant childhood memories have been made. Leave the tree in its place.

Why are we removing a significant tree to build another home that will look like a box. This original block was one now it has been divided into small allotments. The constant redevelopment of our area has resulted in the loss of too many trees. Maybe we should look at what people are doing to our environment and the city of Campbelltown. Councillors should listen to the community before signing approvals.

Please do not remove this tree that provides habitat for our wildlife, shade for our neighbours and passers by and history for our children. Trees are our heritage, they are not expendable! Once we lose them we will lose our cultural heritage forever! Please save our trees!

I have no objection to the proposed development other than the proposal to remove the River Red Gum tree in the front yard. The River Red Gum (Eucalyptus camaldulensis) is an important locally indigenous species to the area and is rapidly becoming locally endangered away from major water ways. This specimen is part of a corridor that is still largely intact through to the source of the nearby rivulet at Black Hill and is a mature specimen in exceptional health and displaying very good form. The inarguable depth of its root system will pose no threat to any structure, nor will it pose any likely damage by limb failure in the foreseeable future in my opinion. It will undoubtedly provide significant benefits to the owners in terms of shading from the north-west sun at the hottest time of the day, yet the fact there is little in the way of lower branches will not prejudice the ability of the owners to grow a reasonable lawn or garden. There is no reason to remove this tree and every reason to retain it.

As the world worries about finding ways to prevent the worst case scenario - (we are in the middle of the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference for heavens sake!!) - we, the ordinary citizens of Campbelltown find ourselves having to write a submission to state why yet another significant tree should get to live. Why, in these troubled years of rapidly, frighteningly impacting Climate Change effects, a healthy, significant tree should NOT be cut down? Even without the guillotine of climate change hanging over our collective throats, there are many arguments for protecting trees in our community. Aesthetic, environmental, economic, social, moral, etc. I’m amazed that it has reach this point, where I should need to even have to worry about the credibility of our “leaders”. Please ensure the tree remains where it is - and give the owner some innovative ideas for its inclusion as a focal, and much prized centre of the whole concept. We are in a race for the health of our planet and all that live on it! You have a significant responsibility to do your bit in our area.

This significant tree must be saved. It is at the front of the block with plenty of options to build behind. There is no reason to axe it.
If Campbelltown Council approves the removal of this tree, it will only confirm what very many already believe to be the mere lip service which it pays to Greening Adelaide, increasing green canopy it its denuded suburbs and its so-called Climate Solutions Strategy.

A huge part of the appeal of the CCC area is its natural green environment, and sadly we are helplessly watching this being indiscriminately desecrated.
Trees like this cannot be replaced. To apply for its removal, and more significantly to have council give consideration to the application, shows no respect for the people, the wildlife or the environment of this community.

I don’t understand how removal of trees such as this can be consistent with councils environmental strategy. Please leave this beautiful tree and save the habitat it provides for native fauna.

If the development authority grants this application, it is proof positive that South Australian authorities:
a) care nothing for the natural environment;
b) care nothing for the local environment, community, or habitability of the Campbelltown LGA;
c) want nothing more than more development, at any cost, in order to bring in more rates revenue.

This is not some exotic tree here, this is a River Red Gum. Not only that, it has been classed as a SIGNIFICANT tree. If this application is approved, the relevant authorities may as well remove the 'significant' designation, and make the whole of this LGA a concrete jungle.

When I read that many countries have agreed to cease deforestation by 2030, I didn't realise that it meant 'get rid of as many trees as possible by then'. I know, an emotive statement.

I moved here, in part, because of the beauty of the natural environment. The more of these applications I see makes me start to regret that decision.

Significant Trees in the Campbelltown area take over 100 years to create a hollow large enough to house a small mammal, over 200 years old to create a hollow large enough to provide a nest for a parrot. Every Australian parrot here in Campbelltown requires a hollow in a tree to breed. Many mammals and other birds also use hollows for habitat. This tree would take at least 5 generations to replace and could not be replaced in the landowners lifetime.
Do not object to anyone building in a way which protects this tree given its value individually as a habitat tree and its integral part of a wildlife corridor. DO object strenuously to this tree being removed for the sake of a house which could be redesigned to accommodate this irreplaceable community and wildlife asset.

This tree must be protected. It provides significant habitat and the devoloper should understand the importance at maintaining wildlife corridors and seek to preserve the tree for the benefit of the environment and aesthetic value it has to the whole community. Removing the tree is inconsistent with the state government objective of increasing tree cover across the Adelaide Metro area and at odds with the proposal for a Greener Adelaide.

Please retain the remaining large trees in Athelstone as this is one of the reasons people chose to live in the area. There are other blocks for building but trees like this are irreplacable habitat for native species especially adjacent to unbuilt corridors.

The development should be rejected on the basis that removal of the significant River Red Gum will have significant negative impacts on the local environment. It adds to the amenity of the area, provides shade, reduces heat, forms part of the CCC urban forest, and is a wildlife habitat. This tree is not easily replaced — River Red Gums provide critical habitat for ecological life, some of which require the trees to be 100 or 200 years old. To remove this tree is to set this part of Clare Ave back decades and decades in terms of ecological sustainability.

It is at clear odds with council's goals to become a leading LGA in tackling climate change.

I am a long term Campbelltown council resident. It saddens me to see the destruction of established (& supposedly protected trees) on our area especially over the past few years as a result of changes to our residential planning law. Myself and my family (several live in CCC) oppose the removal of this tree for development purposes. We must protect the natural fauna & flora that is so important to the biodiversity of our city and our environment. We are supposed to be in a climate emergency declared by CCC and also supported via the State government’s long term plan to maintain and improve our tree canopy. Kind regards,

I do not agree with the proposed removal of this significant tree as part of the proposed development.
If the owner is intent on building a dwelling on this block it should be in sympathy with the tree not without the tree which provides signicant character, amenity and habitat.
We are in a climate emergency and the removal of advanced trees goes against all the principles espoused by our leaders to respond to this emergency.

My heart bleeds every time a significant tree is destroyed anywhere in Australia. Please use your influence to preserve and protect not chop and cut down our significant trees.

I believe that considering we are facing a climate emergency, we need to be keeping current trees and planting more, rather than tearing them out. This River Red Gum is protected for a reason as we, as a community, should respect that. It is possible to build around rather than remove an old tree. This tree will provide shade to help cool the land in warmer months and provide habitat for many local native fauna.

As a resident of Campbelltown, I oppose the removal of this protected River Red Gum. It's a beautiful relic of the past that still stands, helping us keep connected with the land whilst providing habitat for local native fauna and it's aesthetically pleasing. Too many trees are being removed whilst none are being put in their place.

How many more trees will succumb to greedy development. When I drive in the western suburbs I notice the difference - there are fewer big trees. What will our suburb be like when all the big trees have been felled? They are part of what makes this area great to live in. No more felling big trees. Less infill. If we need higher density then allow multistory apartments in limited areas. Don't replace big trees with more dog boxes.

The environment needs large trees for flocks of birds to rest and nest. Under this canopy, lizards, insects and others will happily live in this space. Native birds will gather as well. Very important to keep as many gums as possible.

Please do not remove this tree there are plenty ways to keep the tree and still build, it doesn't have to be removed.

Campbelltown is one of the hottest areas in Adelaide due to the lack of trees, let’s not contribute to this by cutting down yet another significant tree!

This significant tree should not be removed not only because of the beauty of the tree but because you will set a precedent for the future removal of other significant trees.

These are beautiful trees which are part of the history of the gums. Please do not remove these.

The developer purchased this block knowing there was a significant tree on it. The development plan should have had reference to the protection of this tree, NOT its removal! As a long term resident of this area it has been devastating watching the ongoing loss of our wildlife habitats and natural heritage. Please refuse this application.

I urge you to leave this tree in place. It’s been designated a significant tree for good reasons - it’s indigenous, it provides an important habitat for native fauna, it’s part of a wildlife corridor and has been there for many years. I moved to this area 38 yrs ago because of the tree canopies and stats show this is rapidly disappearing due to urban infill. Do not allow this significant tree to be removed, thank you.

The tree should not be removed for the development of a house. There are policies, regulations and legislation in place to protect significant trees. Nature and wildlife are protected for reason. Australia is working towards zero net emissions - as a community, as a representative of the community, the council has an obligation to not clear land of trees. Please ensure that generations to come will be able to live among trees, nature and wildlife. Trees will become a rarity in suburbs if they are to be cut down because a developer wants the easiest and cheapest option. Think of the long term benefits of saving our tress and the loss it will bring if significant trees are removed.

I oppose the removal of the significant red gum. This area is part of the “urban tree canopy” so existing trees should be preserved. The developer should incorporate this tree into the design of the house. Please keep these trees for future generations to enjoy!

I oppose the removal of the significant red gum. This area is part of the “urban tree canopy” so existing trees should be preserved. The developer should incorporate this tree into the design of the house. Please keep these trees for future generations to enjoy!

Weather has been unfriendly to the earth. It now takes extra effort and time to grow and keep trees strong. When one tree is gone, it is forever. With climate change issue, it is unwise to chop down old trees. We are clever enough to work around development without hurting our old trees.

I, and the rest of our community are asking for your office to heed to our call to save the significant Red River Gum tree located at Clare Avenue, Athelstone. Saving this significant tree will take precedence in protecting the future of others trees in our community.
Please give us a say in shaping the place where we live and for the future generation to enjoy . Respectfully yours,
Olivia

Again I am very disappointed and upset at the random removal of significant trees in our area, if not the state.
To be part of a Campbelltown nursery to grow and re-vegitate the area is a great initiative, but it will take 100+ years to replace what has already taken that long to provide habitat, shade and help with climate change.
I say if people don't like beautiful gums, indigenous to Australia, yes, they are ours, move to the desert and enjoy the baron land.
I agree with other respondents. Houses can be built around the beauty of our Gums.
Significant trees are just that. SIGNIFICANT.

Hello, I am a long-term member of the Campbelltown Landcare Group with skills and experience in biodiversity protection and enhancement over a period of 30 years. I am writing to object to the removal of the tree. Trees are too often regarded as simply an aesthetic or habitat, yet they provide many other environmental and human services.

During COVID people flocked to their local parks and reserves to obtain solace and a sense of space during restrictions. Trees play a very important part in people's sense of wellbeing. This tree is no exception. As many respondents to the proposed removal have said, they came to Athelstone because of trees like this. Removing this tree impacts the amenity of the area.

Removing the tree will increase warming in the area. This area in particular has suffered from progressive tree removal over the year. Not only does it offer shade to the owner's residence but also to neighbours.

Just off COP26 Glasgow we are all encouraged to work together to decrease the CO2 levels in our atmosphere. Trees are a very effective method of dealing with CO2. So, what a poor message and example it sends residents of Campbelltown to see the ease at which trees are so effectively removed from our locality.

Organisation such as TreeNet put a value in the 1000's of dollars to these services. This peer reviewed research has been available for years, yet seems so readily ignored when applications are made to remove trees. As I said earlier, trees are not just aesthetic or habitat.

So, rather than remove the tree, the tree should be incorporated into the developer's design.

Many thanks for your time.

This beautiful tree needs to be retained. That is why it is 'sigificant'. Build around the tree to incorporate it as part of the development. The reason I love Campbelltown so much is because of the beautiful trees. In our crazy world we need to feel connected to nature more than ever. Please nurture and continue to protect this tree and as many others as much as we can.

Don't approve this application! We keep getting lip service on how important trees are etc etc but actions speak louder than words and the removal of this tree means that once again developers are allowed to get away with removing significant trees. This tree should not be removed and even better if the development doesn't go ahead if it can't incorporate the tree. I wouldn't even trust the life of the tree to developers/owners if they built around it because we have seen many cases where the tree withered and died. Can't council buy the land and turn it into a small park? You can't trust the planning approval process to get it right as developers apparently rule!

This tree, and other similar survivors of urban development, is a treasure that cannot be replaced. It contributes shelter to a host of creatures, it provides shade to keep the soil below cool, and provides homes for insects, animals and birds. Newly planted 'replacement' trees will not offer this service for decades. Please leave it where it is.

There has already been significant canopy loss in the Campbelltown area and trees such as this one are an important part of biodiversity. I really hope that this tree can remain, and that any development in this site will embrace this historic tree rather than destroying it. Think of the birds!

Please incorporate this valuable tree into the development and not destroy it. It houses many birds and wildlife. It adds to the cooling of our community.

I have watched the magnificent red river gum grow to is present state for over 50 years, having lived in Athelstone since 1968. This tree is an irreplaceable treasure, it is home to wildlife, provides shade and helps the environment. This special and significant tree must not be lost to development. Please don’t let this beautiful tree or our community down.