James Mathison Nicked By The Fuzz For Trying To Save Iconic Sydney Trees

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May 3, 2016

If you’ve been wondering what former ‘Australian Idol‘ and secret MVP of Channel V‘s golden era James Mathison is up to these days, turns out he’s bloody well sticking up for what he believes in.

Matho felt the strong arm of Johnny Law last night after the TV personality joined a group of hundreds of demonstrators who gathered at Moore Park to protest the removal of Moreton Bay Fig Trees along Anzac Parade.

The group was so massive that it caused traffic jams along both Anzac Parade and Alison Road, and at least three protesters were arrested after chaining themselves to the trees.

The group – made up of concerned residents – asserts that constructions workers charged with chopping down the trees did not conduct proper wildlife checks on the foliage before commencing work. Fairfax quotes one Coogee resident as stating, “all they did was shine a flashlight onto the trees – we heard that some native animals went into the woodchipper at the trees they chopped down on Wansey Road.“

Mathison was reportedly lead away by police after scaling one of the trees, which are the subject of a last-ditch attempt to save them from being felled.

James Mathison is dragged away from tree #protest after trying to #savesydneystrees on #Anzac parade @photosSMH @smh pic.twitter.com/fnYLn9MduD

— Janie Barrett (@janie_barrett) May 2, 2016

@jamesmathison taken by #police while protesting for 130 yo #trees on ANZAC Parade @dailytelegraph #savesydneystrees pic.twitter.com/0BWFRBlJtm

— Dylan Robinson (@DylRobinson) May 2, 2016

Idol TV presenter James Mathieson arrested at protests to the lopping of heritage listed trees Anzac Pde pic.twitter.com/MBNVsnY2II

— Andrew Colley (@AndrewColley) May 2, 2016

Oh man LOOK AT HIS CUTE LITTLE PROTESTING FACE, WOULD YOU.

The groups has called on Sydneysiders who want to preserve the trees, which have historical and ecological value.

The trees are being torn down as part of the construction process on the on-going Sydney Light Rail project.

Source: Sydney Morning Herald.

Photo: Gaye Gerard/Getty.