The relentless trend of knock-down rebuilds is creating localised ovens

In times gone by all new houses in Canberra were given 10 trees and forty shrubs to plant in their garden, their choice being made from a list drawn up by the local government.

Somebody should show this to Actew who seem to push for the complete opposite when it comes to “protection” of their aerial services! By the time a huge area of what’s left for garden is excluded for their aerials, there is precious little left for trees!

Interesting that there are property groups and housing advocacy groups calling for the abolishment of any regulation to plant trees on private property to allow maximum build - will this be at the expense of future generations as the impact of heat island effects them in multiple ways. Is this the inadvertent legacy we are creating whilst trying to address the housing crisis.

There is definitely a local Canberra story that could have been written, but alas this article does not provide it.