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                                                                              Consult Arborist

The property owner and applicant have engaged Consult Arborist to inspect the site at its
current stage of completion and to review the retained trees on the site.

The inspection was undertaken on 18 May 2023 after reviewing the approved Vegetation
Management Plan produced by Urban Forest Concepts.

Images prior to the clearing were provided by the client. Within these pictures it is evident that
trees were clearly marked with a red cross for clearing and the retained areas flagged for
exclusion zones.

Preclearing Images




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During the site visit the flagging was still erected throughout the site and while not every
individual tree was checked it did appear that the tree retention had been undertaken generally
in accordance with the Vegetation Management Plan.

A Bushfire Management Easement was conditioned for the site with a vehicle turning area at
its far end. Minor adjustments to the vehicle turning area were made and an old Forest Red
Gum was retained as an additional tree. Having existing habitat value and in a suitable location
for long term retention, this retention is viewed as a benefit to the site.

Throughout the site minor Fill had been carefully placed to level the site and infill an old dam.
Having used Fill with a high sand content and being shallow in depth this is not expected to
negatively affect to the retained trees’ long-term health.

Post clearing and Earthworks.




         Figure 1: Additionally retained tree.               Figure 2: Flagging demarking retained treed areas




                          Figure 3: Minor Fill of sandy site soil placed to level the site




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represents the honest opinion of the consulting arborist.

All data is based on visual inspection of the tree/s and its/their location at the time of writing, unless otherwise
stated, and contains opinions, advice and recommendations based on information and data gathered from site
inspections carried out by the author and information supplied by the Client (Andres Gabarrin / TOD Consulting)

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risk. The only way to eliminate all risks associated with a tree is to eliminate the tree.

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