Due to issues with the powerline into the Hall being wrecked by the large blackwood tree in the south corner, Aurora removed the powerline and informed that they couldn’t provide power to the Hall until the tree was removed. The powerline was only hanging from a bit of casing and I was informed that it was lucky it didn’t set the tree on fire or connected with the fence and making the whole fence live.

With consultation from a few experts it was decided that the only option was to remove the tree. This was done today and power has now been restored. It was sad to see the tree removed but interestingly it now provides better views of the south end of the Hall, including the front porch.

The voluteer gardener of 30 years informed me that when the tree was first donated to the school in the 1970s she was told it was a small to medium sized bush and this is why she planted it on the fence line under the powerlines.

A great tree but unfortunately in the wrong spot.