Friday 3 February 2012

Laman St. Figs Destruction - 2 Feb. 2012, Day 3.

Day 3 was rainy and cold. Still, the trees continued to be felled and chipped. Police and Security Guards, and also Council staff and hangers-on outnumbered protesters by 10 to 1 throughout the day. There were some public concerns workers were risking injury or even death, due to the extreme weather, but Workcover seemed happy with timberworkers using cherrypickers instead of harnasses. Here are a few photos.

 
The city's library (on the left) is revealed for the first time in 40 years.
Now we know why they covered it up with beautiful trees.


Looking through the destruction towards the Council Admin. Building

The crane drops another healthy giant tree limb to the ground.