My reply to the LGA Ombudsman who quoted an outdated Act as the reason for not protecting the public 😡

Dear Acting Officer
Do you see the date of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 it is 1979! This act is outdated, dangerously outdated by nearly 50 years! In 1979 you could still smoke cigarettes in an airplane or even in a hospital bed! You could send your child to the corner shop or bottle shop to get cigarettes and alcohol! There was still leaded gasoline! No cell phones or personal computers. You could carry a firearm in public for self defence like Wyatt Earp! Smallpox was still prevalent! No PET, MRI or endoscopy, how many lives have they saved since 1979! 
The 1979 North Sydney Council planted deciduous trees like Plane trees on busy traffic and pedestrians roads with business awnings. 
Now we would say that is very irresponsible and dangerous! Deciduous trees like a Plane trees in that location cause multiple issues allergen and irritant risk, ground level ozone, no protection from pollution in Autumn or Winter and damage to business properties (generally flooding issues) which would make one think boy they were super dumb back in 1979. 
The 2026 North Sydney Council still plant deciduous trees like Plane trees on busy traffic roads and pedestrian roads with business awnings. 
47 years no learning? How can you allow this to happen? Is the NSW Ombudsman in the 70’s show too. It seems so!!!

In New South Wales, the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 and the associated regulations and environmental planning instruments operate together with local council measures to protect most trees and other vegetation on public and private land. Trees on public land including the streets and nature strips are assets of the local council. Accordingly, Council can make decisions to maintain or to remove a tree after considering a range of factors including whether the tree poses imminent and significant risk to health and safety, and the condition and health of the tree.