Tweet Facebook Mail A Western Australian farmer has admitted to deliberately poisoning almost 70 native trees on public land near the state's south coast. Sixty-nine native Jarrah and Marri trees, located on the side of an unpaved road in Redmond, near Albany, were discovered with holes drilled into them and evidence of the common herbicide glyphosate. On Tuesday, Albany Council denounced the "reprehensible act", with Mayor Greg Stocks calling it "an act of vandalism on a large scale".
It said some of the impacted trees were "very large", and were potential breeding trees for the three threatened black cockatoo species in this region. READ MORE: Everything you need to know about this year's Olympic Games A WA farmer has admitted to deliberately poisoning almost 70 native trees on public land near the state's southern coast. (Nine) "The poisoning of these 69 trees in Redmond is not just an attack on the environment but also undermines community efforts to preserve Albany's natural beauty," Stocks said.
"The city strongly condemns all acts of vandalism, particularly the extensive destruction of our natural flora, which is deeply disappointing to the both the city and the community." Peter Mullally has since admitted to the poisoning, claiming he did so to mitigate bushfire risk on his neighbouring property, ABC Great Southern reported. Mullally said he was extremely remorseful and offered to revegetate the area.
(Nine) The City of Albany acknowledged Mullally's admission in .