Council planted tree in front of goalposts

A council in Melbourne, Australia, planted a tree right in front of the goalposts on an Australian Football League pitch. Maroondah Council made the random decision to plant the tree at a Ringwood oval.



Three trees were planted in the wrong location at Towerhill Park Reserve last Friday. Resident Mike Barclay noticed the bizarre positioning of one tree in particular, planted squarely in front of one of the goals. “It’s another one of those silly decisions that council makes,” he said.

Within 12 hours the council had moved the trees next to the oval instead. Mayor Tony Dib reassured residents the mistake came at no cost to ratepayers. He said the three misplaced trees were replanted later that day, but did not explain how the mistake was made or what prompted the council to move them.



“The planting is part of council’s Reserve Beautification Program,” Cr Dib said. “(The area will) benefit from some additional trees and it’s hoped these trees will also assist in drawing excess water from the open space.”