Question
Number
401
Subject
Environment, Planning and Sustainable Development Directorate
(Tree Protection Unit)
(Tree Protection Unit)
Asked by
Cain, Peter
Directed to
Minister for City and Government Services
Question asked on
07 May 2025
Answer due on
08 June 2025
Question asked
- How many staff at the Environment, Planning and Sustainable Development Directorate (EPSDD) work directly or indirectly in the tree protection unit and management of the urban forest.
- How many arborists are employed directly, or as contractors, by EPSDD.
- How much has been spent on arborists, for each of the last five financial years and this financial year budgeted.
- How many people have been injured or have died from falling limbs or trees in the urban forest, for each of the last five financial years and this financial year to date.
- Do Tree Protection Unit staff attend hydro excavations.
- For each of the last five financial years, and this financial year to date, on (a) average how many Tree Protection Unit staff attend hydro excavations, (b) how many occasions did more than three staff attend a hydro excavation and (c) how many occasions did staff attend hydro excavations who are not arborists.