I find it extremely difficult to obtain any information about the tree works application from available links on the GCCC website. It seems like deliberate obfuscation to deter objection or any feedback. What exactly does the applicant want to do? We are not getting proper information from the GCCC - the people who ratepayers are paying to protect us and our environmental heritage.
As far as I can see there is a tree proposed to be removed at the western Chester Terrace end of this development but there is nothing that appears on the plans we can access that is related to 18 Bauer Street - the subject of this application.
I hope this developer is not proposing to remove either of the mature, native Moreton Bay Fig trees (the one on the corner of Bauer St and Chester Terrace with the $100,000 preservation notice), or the one on the verge of the road adjacent to 18 Bauer Street.
This development already flouts the town plan because it is not in the Southport PDA and will change the designated garden precinct in which we live. We are sick of seeing monetary grabs for our Gold Coast environment that set precedents. Like me, this established neighbourhood rejects any insidious attempt to remove existing character trees. If developers have already infiltrated this area, the least they can do is respect the wishes of the residents and preserve the character vegetation. Enough is enough and our magnificent native trees are our legacy to future generations as well as our protection against a rapidly warming climate. It is not a legacy that developers, investors and money launderers are at liberty to squander.
