Battle to remove tiny trees after South Perth residents claim ‘multimillion

A South Perth councillor is urging the city to remove six recently planted trees near Lake Douglas, saying they will obstruct multimillion-dollar views of the Perth CBD and diminish amenity for residents.

Councillor Nic Coveney has submitted a motion calling for the removal of the trees along the foreshore behind Jubilee street properties during the winter planting season, to plant approximately 135 square metres of low-level planting in replacement and to include an additional $30,000 in the operational budget to cover the costs of his motion.

“I have been contacted by, and met with, over a dozen residents on Jubilee Street who are concerned about losing their million-dollar views of the Perth CBD skyline,” Cr Coveney wrote in his motion.

“If I had that view, I wouldn’t like to lose it