'Devastated': Anger after 'culturally significant' tree cut down at highway site

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time.A towering yellow box widely referred to as the Djab Wurrung "directions tree" has been cut down and removed from the site of the controversial $157 million highway duplication between Buangor and Ararat, north-west of Melbourne.The yellow box tree, widely referred to as the directions tree, which was cut down on Monday.

Opponents want to protect thousands of trees and vegetation along the 12½-kilometre highway duplication route. “We’ve run an exhaustive process and we’re on the record as saying that the trees that should be saved, are being saved,” Mr Mifsud said. “That’s 13 trees of tangible and intangible cultural heritage that we have worked to save.”

But this assessment was strongly contested by protesters and land owners on the ground, who said the tree that was cut down on Monday was widely referred to as the directions tree.

AdamBandt That’s Victoria Labor and the Greens for you. Andrews and Bandt, are responsible, must be held accountable for this desecration.

AdamBandt 😠

It’s about time it was removed. Send the bill for the delays to the feral activists.

AdamBandt Yes, the Cth of Oz has not acquired the development area. It looks to be part of gazetted road reserve & portions of surrounding properties which been taken by Crown in right of Victoria. A disappointing outcome for traditional owners who opposed the current development proposal.

AdamBandt This is just another bloody Juukan Gorge. Is anyone learning anything?

Shame AustralianLabor SHAME. This is a disgrace not far behind the W.A caves sarahinthesen8 DHughesy theprojecttv MikeCarlton01 ABCthedrum PatsKarvelas This again will put Australia/Victoria in the world headlines. Indigenous vandals. Shame on u DanielAndrewsMP

Story says that the government agreed to protect 22 trees but that the aboriginals say only 13 trees are saved. There's also no basis presented for preserving thousands. What is this protest really about? Extorting money from government?

What happens when these culturally significant trees get struck by lightning or otherwise die?

What a disgrace cutting down that tree.

😢

So they can build another disgusting highway with hideous steel structures posing as ‘artistic design’ 😡

Didn’t the State Government remove the tree?

Another grand Dan Andrews plan SackDanAndrews

It's a tree. Get over it.

If only there was a way to replace dead trees.

Where are all the istandwithdan

Proof 1788 is exactly about what it has destroyed since then... and to today...!?2020

Tree gets cut down everyday,maybe we can build a bridge with it so this guys can get over himself.. 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬

Criminal vandalism.

CatherineOrr73 Coincidentally cut down at a little after 3pm during a particular press conference as I understand it

How dare they😡

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