Practical People – An Article from “The Australian Arbor Age”
Should pro tree workers join an industry association like the TCAA? Jim McArdle thinks so.
Letter To MEDIA
Letter To MEDIA – Monday 29th January 2018, 6 pm
• TCAA has found the findings from Aidan Boot 2006, Brown 2015 and Bridget Wright 2016 as having inconsistencies with inspections of trees and audits.
• The TCAA recommends and advocates that all tree be inspected annually with regular inspections ( quarterly inspections of trees noted for high risk and high target areas) or sooner after significant environmental events.
• These tree audit inspections […]
Arborists Sling Shots – State & Territory Legislation
For further information on your state or territory’s regulations follow the links below.
Disclaimer: Please note that these links are intended to be a guide only. It is your responsibility to familiarise yourself with the current legislation in your state.
NSW : Weapons Prohibition Act 1998 No 127
QLD : Weapons Categories Regulations 1997
ACT : Prohibited Weapons Act 1996
NT : Weapons Control Regulations 2011
WA : […]
Are You Licensed to Carry?
Or are you risking a hefty jail term?
Ok, you might not be Dirty Harry or even American, but you may be in possession of a prohibited weapon. As an arborist, your Big Shot Line Launcher is an indispensable tool, but as a civvy, it’s a slingshot: which is regarded a deadly weapon.
What does this mean for you and your employees? It means you must be ‘licenced to carry’. You might think this is […]
EPA Mulch Amendments
Please see link below to changes proposed by the EPA to raw mulch.
10/50 Code Changes
Press Release from NSW Rural Fire Service – 26th November 2014
As you are aware, the NSW Rural Fire Service (NSW RFS), in partnership with the Department of Planning and Environment, has commenced a formal review of the 10/50 Vegetation Clearing Entitlement.
To date more than 1,800 submissions have been received, detailing a wide range of issues including the 10/50 Code, legislation, planning, mapping and environmental matters.
The issues raised in the […]