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Newcastle Herald
Newcastle Herald
National
Sage Swinton

Hunter Street fig trees have to go: council

Greens' councillor John Mackenzie raised concerns about the Hunter Stree figs. Picture by Max Mason-Hubers

Three fig trees are set to ripped out of a pedestrian refuge on Hunter Street and replaced with firewheel trees as part of streetscape upgrades in Newcastle's east end.

In a public briefing to councillors, council staff explained why the trees on the refuge island between Hunter and Scott streets were being removed and the plans to replant the site.

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