Boast of green credentials as pest kills off trees

LEADING residential developer Avid recently announced its Brentwood Forest location has now sold all the homes on the 42-hectare site.

Avid’s Queensland boss, Anthony Demiris, said the Brentwood Forest development, with more than 1,000 families, “aligned with the added natural benefits of its location”.

“True to its name, the community is surrounded by bushland providing a focal selling point for us to dedicate 42 hectares to open space across playgrounds, forest trails … and walking trails to allow residents to immerse themselves in the bushland backdrop that encompasses the community,” he said.

The development has received a national certification from the Urban Development Institute and was said to reflect commitments to “a sustainable lifestyle”.

However, invasive species like cats claw continues to choke trees on land set aside for public use.

Locals last month said that other pest species such as lantana and asparagus fern were still impacting koala habitat trees despite the Tribune contacting Avid two years ago about the problems.

Avid said back in 2023: “[We] have worked collaboratively with the council and suitably qualified landscaping and environmental contractors to develop an appropriate action plan, and expect remediation works to commence in the coming weeks.”

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