Plans to redevelop Sydney high school scrapped to avoid cutting down tree home to rare breeding owls
A pair of rare owls have singlehandedly slammed the brakes on plans for a multimillion-dollar redevelopment of a Sydney high school. Construction plans for a $153 million facelift of Chatswood High School in Sydney's lower North Shore were sent back to the drawing board after concerns were raised of the impact on two threatened owls. The Education Department pledged to preserve the large Angophora Costata tree, the chosen nesting ground of the 'powerful owls' - a breed of the nocturnal birds. A pair of rare 'Powerful Owls' have singlehandedly slammed the brakes on plans for a multimillion...
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