Media Articles
- 18/10/2015 Ecologists says 10/50 vegetation rules need rewriting
- 18/10/2015 Tree Chop Code Rorted
- 12/10/2015 Changes set to rein in abuses of the 10/50 vegetation clearing code
- 12/10/2015 NSW Government to again change rules over land clearing in bushfire-prone areas
- 12/10/2015 Govt Rethinks Tree Clearing Scheme
- 23/06/2015 Labor Calls for the Suspension of 10/50 Code
- 22/06/2015 Controversial bushfire clearing law puts native species at risk: state government
- 22/06/2015 Calls to cut out code as trees fall
- 02/06/2015 Code 1050 bushfire laws allowing trees to be chopped down near homes adds fuel to potential fires
- 24/05/2015 NSW fire service was warned 10/50 bushfire laws could lead to more danger
- 19/05/2015 Port Stephens councillor supports mayor's tree removal moratorium
- 09/04/2015 Suburban warriors defending their patch: five community battles in Sydney
- 02/04/2105 Illegal loppers have copped more than $25,000 in fines as Mosman Council is the first to prosecute
- 31/03/2015 10/50 clearing laws come under fire
- 26/03/2015 Blue Mountains council: call for 10/50 tree-clearing law to be tightened
- 24/03/2015 Greens candidate for Pittwater Felicity Davis talks climate change, 10/50 and renewable energy
- 21/03/2015 The problem with 10/50 land clearing codes
- 13/03/2105 Trees are being cut down on the north shore, angering residents and councils who are powerless to act
- 20/02/2105 New rules will allow trees within 12m of homes to be removed without approval
- 17/02/2015 Where’s Barry? O’Farrell slammed for ignoring issues in Ku-ring-gai electorate
- 15/12/2014 Rainforest clearing at Fingal ‘a wakeup call’
- 14/12/2014 NSW tree clearing rules: Blue Mountains Council joins call for changes amid illegal clearing complaints
- 09/12/2014 Corinne Fisher on tree carnage in Sydney
- 8/12/2014 10/50 tree-clearing rule: misuses flagged by two councils before 1000 trees removed
- 01/12/2014 Review panel cuts tree-clearing buffer in NSW Rural Fire Service and NSW Department of Planning and Environment 10/50 Scheme
- 01/12/2014 Tree felling NSW bushfire district laws tightened for property owners
- 28/11/2014 Pruning for protection: the 10/50 rule and the constraints on development potential
- 27/11/2014 Clearing laws on agenda for minister’s north coast visit
- 27/11/2014 NSW government prunes 10/50 vegetation clearing code and admits it was being abused
- 24/11/2014 Angry Scenes as Gerroa Pine Felled Under Bushfire Law
- 23/11/2014 Councils and environmental groups protest at eco-damage from 10/50 tree cutting
- 22/11/2014 New laws on tree clearing
- 20/11/2014 Residents claim tree lopping laws designed for bush fire zones are being misused in suburban streets
- 20/11/2104 Mosman Council renews call to be exempt from 10/50 legislation
- 18/11/2014 10/50 Code: Barry O’Farrell and councillors clash over tree clearing
- 18/11/2014 Tree lopper Peter O’Sullivan fears 10/50 will desecrate the northern district’s leafy environment
- 17/11/2014 Tree carnage is out of control, BPN’s Corinne Fisher says, before passing the reins
- 16/11/2104 NSW 10/50 Vegetation Clearing Code Fast Tracks Tree and Bush Destruction for Wrong Reasons - Protest held in Mona Vale this Week.
- 31/08/2014 Rural Fire Service considers review of urban bush clearing laws
- 14/11/2014 Map shows 10/50 laws setting up free-for-all tree-felling spree
- 13/11/2104 Councils and environmental groups protest at eco-damage from 10/50 tree cutting
- 12/11/2014 Lismore challenges clearing code to save koala
- 11/11/2014 Claims Lake Macquarie residents are abusing bushfire clearing laws
- 4/11/2014 Holiday Park Anger over Removal of Trees
- 3/11/2014 Residents fear Arrawarra Holiday Park will be re-developed for housing
- 28/10/2104 Rainforest trees cut down in Newport spark debate over 10/50 Vegetation Clearing Code
- 16/10/2014 Australia: Rural Fire Service 10/50 Vegetation Clearing Code of Practice in NSW
- 1/10/2014 Rural Fire Service relents on bushfire code
- 30/09/2014 RFS has moved to adjust 10/50 vegetation clearing code after backlash from the community and councils
- 24/09/2014 Concerns mount over 10/50 legislation
- 22/09/2014 NSW Conservation Council calls for review of 10/50 vegetation clearing code
- 21/09/2014 Tree-culling may have relied on out-of-date bushfire maps
- 19/09/2014 Pittwater Council criticises 10/50 clearing code after waterfront pine tree felled at Palm Beach
- 12/09/2104 10/50 Vegetation Clearing Code is being misused and trees felled for better views, not fire safety, arborists say
- 09/09/2104 Stoush in Sydney suburb over 10/50 Vegetation clearing code as trees felled for fire protection
- 7/09/2014 Tree loppers touting for business under new bushfire laws
- 02/09/2014 New land clearing laws, brought in following the horror October 2013 bushfires have made it easier for residents to clear trees near their homes. But some Blue Mountains residents are far from happy.
- 31/08/2014 Will 10/50 Clearing Create a Fire Resistant Central Coast or An Ecosystem Massacre?
- 31/08/2014 Rural Fire Service considers review of urban bush clearing laws
- 30/08/2014 Balance needed between bushfire risk and tree conservation
- 27/08/2014 Sydney Homeowners Abuse Fire Safety Law for Views
- 25/08/2104 Tweed wants new fire code suspended in wake of clearing
- 25/08/2014 Bushfire clearing laws could be used by to improve water views — and home values — in Mosman
- 24/08/2014 Its tree-for-all as bushfire laws used to boost waterfront views
- 24/08/2014 New vegetation clearing code overrides Hornsby council protections for endangered tree species
- 24/08/2014 Bushfire laws used to increase waterfront views
- 24/08/2014 Bushfire Laws Puts Waterfront Trees at Risk
- 6/08/2014 New bushfire clearing laws in play
- 5/08/2014 Pittwater Council vows to fight against new ‘radical’ tree-clearing bushfire-prevention code
- 31/07/2014 Hawkesbury included in new vegetation clearing laws
- 22/11/2014 New laws on tree clearing
- 29/05/2014 New NSW bushfire laws put people before trees, Baird says
- 29/05/2014 Battling bushfires: trees to be cleared within 10m of homes in special zones
- 15/11/2013 New rules for tree clearing
- 13/11/2013 Vegetation clearing rules to be eased in fire-prone parts of NSW
- 13/11/2013 NSW bushfires spark a range of new laws