Published on Thursday, 3 December 2015 at 12:00:00 AM
REMOVAL OF TREES – BEJOORDING ROAD WIDENING (BLACKSPOT)
Council had Clearing Permits to remove vegetation at Goomalling-Toodyay / Bejoording-Irish Town Roads intersection last year to improve road safety due to a number of fatalities at this section, final works are now commencing to widen Bejoording Road in order to create safer passage for those traversing it. In order to complete the project the Shire of Goomalling has again submitted an application to the Department of Environment and Conservation for a permit to remove 0.55ha of native vegetation over 1.11km stretch of Bejoording Road of which requires an Offset Proposal* whereby Council replicates the trees removed in another location, Council intends to plant DER’s recommended rate of trees removed in its revegetation program.
Specification of trees to be removed includes a number of Salmon, York and White Gums plus some small Acacias as detailed in Council’s submitted Clearing Permit.
Clearing is expected to commence in February 2016.
Councils Verge Assessment Vegetation Clearing Assessment Report (14 pages) developed by Rod Munns and Ben Kirby is available on Council's website www.goomalling.wa.gov.au .
*Environmental offsets are actions that provide environmental benefits which counterbalance the significant residual impact of an activity, such as clearing native vegetation. Offsets are undertaken outside of the clearing area and should establish or maintain the native vegetation in a parcel of land. Offsets may include rehabilitation and revegetation or acquisition of land with a secure conservation purpose.
For further information please contact the shire office.
Clem Kerp
Chief Executive Officer
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