Flooded gum removal on Bucketts Way causes uproar

Julia Driscoll
Updated June 28 2016 - 10:54am, first published June 22 2016 - 5:00pm
Good question: The Tinonee community asks why the removal of mature flooded gums was required when they were not initially marked for removal for the Bucketts Way upgrade. Picture: Jane Hosking.
Good question: The Tinonee community asks why the removal of mature flooded gums was required when they were not initially marked for removal for the Bucketts Way upgrade. Picture: Jane Hosking.

PEOPLE driving on the Bucketts Way between Taree and Tinonee on Friday June 10 were faced with a shocking eyesore.

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Julia Driscoll

Julia Driscoll

Journalist

Julia Driscoll has worked as a journalist for the Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Times for seven years. She values the deep connection with community that being a rural and regional journalist brings. Career highlights have involved environmental stories - bringing the plight of the little known endangered Manning River helmeted turtle to the attention of the public, resulting in wide-spread knowledge in the community and conservation action; and breaking the news of the Manning River ceasing to run for the first time in recorded history.

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