Dear Friends and owners of Unley,

I attached an $80.00 tree canopy voucher application that opened on the Monday and closed on Thursday. Hence, this slightly early newsletter. (The newsletter was sent out to 3,000 recipients just before 5.00pm and the all the vouchers had been taken up by 6.19pm. )

If alive, we all get old

Rate Rise +1% CPI

Justin’s rate notice

If alive, we all get old

Rate Rise +1% CPI

Justin’s rate notice

The museum is closing in 2026 to expand!

The Neighbour’s tree

Fire Fighting Bicycle

Strong support 40kph

Weekly green bins 1/5

Young St Cross Unley Bikeway

 I hope you enjoy the winter news.

In July, we are undertaking a public consultation on the only option to ensure our Tree canopy may achieve our target of 31% by 2045. 668 in our shaping our tree strategy on private property, all came up with the same idea. “There should be a minimum canopy for new developments that increases the building footprint.”

Council unanimously approved consulting on our policy that all and only new developments that increase the built form will either have 15% tree canopy or pay 10% higher rates into a fund to buy land to plant trees. As we remove two trees for everyone, we plant we will eventually lose our canopy and never be able to regain it. 

I invite you to comment and concerns. Thank you to Justin, Elizabeth, and Kathy for your feedback.

With my best wishes,

Michael