Locals are shocked as century-old Moreton Bay fig trees, popular as wedding backdrops, are killed — but the council says it’s the only way forward. The Polyphagus shot-hole borer beetle is ...

A 250-year-old Moreton Bay fig is standing in the way of a housing project proposed for historic farmland on Brisbane’s bayside. WATCH THE VIDEO The 15m tree, which has a 32m canopy, takes up a ...