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Tree policy becomes a tree trap I Australian Rural & Regional News

Land clearing was effectively banned back in 1983—but apparently no one told the Shire of Northam. Their newly released draft Tree Retention Policy (LPP27) reads as if state and federal restrictions don’t exist. It’s packed with all the right buzzwords—biodiversity, canopy cover, climate resilience—but beneath the green gloss is a bureaucratic trap. Image: Trevor Whittington What could have been a practical landcare tool has been twisted by plan…
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Australian Rural & Regional News broke the news in on Tuesday, August 5, 2025.
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