The state government had approved the pruning of the branches of a popular 800-year-old tree in the southwest due to “public safety concerns.” But now that only a stump remains, an investigation is underway.
A 17-year-old boy has died after being hit by a falling branch. Emergency services were called after reports the teenager was injured while felling trees with his father in Dover on Tasmania's south-west coast just after 4pm on Sunday.
With attention currently focused on rapidly declining tree populations, it is more important than ever to maintain the health of all mature trees in our yards. Mature trees are like our bodies – as they get older, they require care and attention.
A man has died after his four-by-four crashed into a tree on a remote road northwest of Kalgoorlie-Boulder on Tuesday morning.