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Parliamentary Questions


Question On Notice No. 457 asked in the Legislative Council on 31 October 2017 by Hon Alison Xamon

Question Directed to the: Minister for Education and Training
Parliament: 40 Session: 1


Question

I refer to the Department of Education’s Primary School Brief Section 5.17.7 "Functional and Spatial Planning", and I ask:

(a) with relation to 8c, could the Minister please advise if trees and/or bushland can be considered under this provision as part of the character, history and heritage of the site; and
(b) with relation to 8e, could the Minister please advise how the Landscape Architect Consultant is to determine whether a tree is significant?
Answered on 5 December 2017

    a. Yes.
    b. When determining if a tree is significant, a landscape architect considers a number of key issues. These include:
    • whether the tree is endemic to the area;
    • the age, size and health of the tree;
    • the structure of the tree and amenity value; and
    • impact on local fauna.
Also considered are the location of buildings and their likely impact on the root protection zone, bushfire mitigation requirements and historical significance.

A landscape architect may also engage the services of an arborist to provide advice where the health and safety of a tree may be a concern.