$10k reward to catch tree vandal

THE Australian Labor Party has posted a reward of $10,000 for information to help police catch the vandals who poisoned the historic Tree of Knowledge.

The 200-year-old ghost gum, at Barcaldine in Queensland's central west, is struggling to survive after it was poisoned with chemicals sometime after Labour Day on May 1.

It is believed around 30 or 40 litres of toxic pesticide was used to poison it.

The tree is an integral part of Australian folklore as the birthplace of the ALP, in the 1890s during the great shearer's strikes.

Premier Peter Beattie told the Queensland parliament today the ALP had decided to post a $10,000 reward to help police in their investigations.

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