Lavenders Riverside Cafe staff have said their final farewells to the historic tree

By Donna Sharpe
Updated November 12 2017 - 5:21pm, first published 4:00pm
Final day: Owner-operator of Lavenders Riverside Cafe Steph Purdon watches on as longest-serving staff member Carol Wagner hammers goodbye messages into the tree. Picture: Lachlan Leeming
Final day: Owner-operator of Lavenders Riverside Cafe Steph Purdon watches on as longest-serving staff member Carol Wagner hammers goodbye messages into the tree. Picture: Lachlan Leeming

In a moving gathering, customers and staff of Lavenders Riverside Cafe have said their final farewells to an historic camphor laurel tree set to be cut down on Monday.

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