Safety concerns about trees have caused sleepless nights for a Mittagong family.
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The Nolan family has lobbied Wingecarribee Shire Council to remove several trees in their front yard, which they said threatened their home and family.
The removal of the trees was discussed at the August 14 council meeting.
A motion was passed that the council remove all of the trees on the footpath in front of house numbers 53 to 71 on Mary Street in Mittagong, and replant as per the council's master plan.
However the trees are in a threatened ecological community and as such, the council requires approval from the state and federal government to proceed with their removal.
Due to the wind on Saturday night, Maddie Nolan said her family slept in a different rooms because they were scared the trees would fall onto their home.
"You come and spend a night under these trees in the wind and you tell me if you still want to live here, and if you think they're safe," she said.
"Get your act together and remove these trees. This should've been dealt with far before we built.
"We shouldn't have to live in fear because council are too stingy to cut down some trees."
Maddie's father Brian Smith said he wanted to know when the trees would be cut down.
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"How long do we have wait? Do we have to wait until someone gets killed?" he said.
Councillor Garry Turland said it could take "six to 12 months" before the matter was dealt with.
"Someone will die or something will happen," he said.
Wingecarribee Shire Council was contacted for comment.
