Local council described incident as ‘worst act of environmental vandalism in Lane Cove history’ Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast It began with a gardener being hired to trim grass at harbour-side mansion in Sydney – and escalated to payments being left in a shoe for th...
Source: [Guardian World](https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/aug/09/trees-vandalism-lane-cove-council-sydney-gardener-fined-court-longueville-ntwnfb)