Sydney council lobbies Ausgrid to pay for damage to 'thousands' of trees

By Pallavi Singhal
Updated January 24 2017 - 1:08am, first published 12:15am
Trees along Renwick Street in Marrickville pruned by Ausgrid last week. Photo: Jacqueline Yetzotis
Trees along Renwick Street in Marrickville pruned by Ausgrid last week. Photo: Jacqueline Yetzotis

A Sydney council is lobbying electricity provider Ausgrid to pay for the replanting of "several thousand" trees and consolidate its powerlines after the company's tree trimming contractors damaged as much as 25 per cent of the area's trees.

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