THANK you for the balance you are showing in your newspaper. A free press is a sign of a healthy community and must not be threatened or silenced.
I note the mayor stated that the council has planted 38,000 koala food trees over the past five years.
Could she please advise where these trees are to be found and whether the koalas are able to climb them yet?
Are these trees in lieu of large koala food trees that have been taken down for developers?
Are they thriving with care or have many of them died because of the unsuitability of their planting areas and are koalas to be found in any of them?
In the development block at 223 Wellington Street, Ormiston, there is an undertaking that three (presumably small) koala food trees will be planted for each large koala food tree currently being used by koalas in the area.
However, the stated area these new replacement trees are to be planted is highly unsuitable for their survival, being much too saline.
In addition, the replacement trees will undoubtedly be seen as a problem to incoming householders desiring water views long before they reach maturity for any future koalas remaining in the area.
Transparent government reporting is important to a healthy, trusting community and Redlands residents deserve to learn details and not just be advised 38,000 koala food trees have been planted these past five years.
Gloria Claus, Ormiston
