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‘It's personal': Council ignores woman's dying wish
When Elizabeth Beerworth passed away aged 80 last year, one of the last things she mentioned was 'the trees'. The long-time Manly resident was living in a home and suffering from dementia, but still preoccupied with a years-long battle with council to have some towering trees pruned. For many years Ms Beerworth had lived in a Manly apartment with a spectacular view of the harbour. 'Mum bought the apartment 20 years ago when the kids left home,' her daughter Sally Beerworth told 'It's not a huge place, but it has an amazing view. She had always wanted to live by the water. It was the happiest time of her life – she loved it.' Across the road from the apartment was a stand of tall trees, but under an agreement with the then-Manly Council they were regularly pruned so they didn't encroach on Elizabeth's view. 'Manly Council would come and trim the trees for her. I remember being on the phone with her and she'd say, 'the tree man's here,'' Sally recalled. In 2016, however, the newly-formed Northern Beaches Council refused to honour the old agreement with Ms Beerworth. That year, Elizabeth moved into a home, having been diagnosed with dementia a few years before. But she refused to give up on her battle with council. 'People with dementia, they become fixated on things, and she became obsessed with maintaining the trees,' Sally said. 'She died in 2024, and by then she was non-verbal. But she'd say, 'Sally' – I think she called everyone Sally – and she'd always talk about 'the trees, the trees, the trees,' and I knew what she meant. 'It was one of the last things I heard her say.' Almost immediately after Elizabeth died, Sally contacted the council and tried to get the trees pruned – the first of many attempts over the past year. The apartment had been left to Sally and her siblings and they were determined to pick up the fight on their mother's behalf. Northern Beaches Council, however, told them their requests didn't meet the criteria of its Tree Management Policy, which requires a 'minimum five-year ownership and evidence of view loss exceeding 75 per cent'. 'For us it's highly emotional because mum was so passionate about it. I just kind of feel like I'm letting mum down,' Sally said. She offered to pay to trim the trees and eventually got her solicitor involved, but Council wouldn't budge. 'For us it was personal, and I've kind of given up. Finally they sent a note saying they won't talk about this anymore,' she said. 'I just thought this is lousy – mum lived in the area since 1973. I'm not asking them to pave the beachfront or something.' has contacted Northern Beaches Council for comment. Highland Double Bay director Bill Malouf said having a view obscured could affect as much as 30 per cent of a property's value. 'Water views do have an effect on a property – as long as your living area's got the view. The bedroom view doesn't really make a difference,' Mr Malouf said. He knew of other cases in Sydney where councils had trimmed trees on a yearly basis, only to stop providing the service. 'There's really not a lot you can actually do about it. 'It's wrong, I disagree with it, because you should be able to protect your property's view.'
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Media Watch: Monday 11/8/2025
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