Every tree saves $420 a year

Tree experts will be told today that the value of trees could increase substantially in the next decade because of the important role they play in tackling climate change.

The National Street Tree Symposium starts today at the National Wine Centre at a time when most of southeastern Australia's trees are struggling to survive in the drought.

The importance of keeping trees alive is the focus of most of the 13 presentations and four workshops by arborists, natural resource economists and environmentalists.
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Just a few weeks ago one of the appartment blocks on Shenton Road in Claremont cut five huge eucaliptus trees similar to these on the picture. I have no idea why they were cut and how they got approaval for it as the trees were not close to the appartments at all. The site looks horrible now and I miss the trees every time I walk past...