Trev & Stan promote safe planting around powerlines

Trev the Tree – animated video for managing vegetation near powerlines

A new educational video has been developed by SA Power Networks to help educate the public about managing the risk of trees around powerlines. The animated video will communicate SA Power Network’s vegetation management messages to the public – in simple, easy to understand language and pictures.

The DVD stars Trev the Tree who co-exists in harmony with his friend Stan the Stobie and tells the story about caring for him and his mates under powerlines.

Trev the Tree highlights the importance of bushfire safety, vegetation management and appropriate species selection under powerlines.

(SA Power Networks is required by legislation to undertake vegetation clearance to ensure community safety, with bushfire mitigation being one of its key drivers. Up to 40 per cent of power outages can be attributed to interaction between powerlines and vegetation.)

The DVD is available on the SA Power Networks webpage http://www.sapowernetworks.com.au/centric/corporate/trees_and_powerlines.jsp and our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5W6mQsrEC98

A shorter version is also available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j15uKaQVZKM