Man blows up at council workers mowing down 99-year-old war memorial hedge

An irate township is demanding answers after a 99-year-old hedge was mowed down at the local war memorial.

Video shot by Greg Hopgood shows his confrontation with council workers tearing up the venerable shrubbery at Milang, south-east of Adelaide.

The hedge was initially planted as part of a World War I memorial.

"Do you understand, did you feel anything when you were ripping that up?" Mr Hopgood says in the footage.

"Us veterans have been looking after this, these f------- have just been cutting the f------- lawn."

Council workers told him the hedges were obstructing motorists.

But the RSL is standing with Mr Hopgood, claiming there had been no consultation.

Mayor Keith Parkes said the move was not endorsed by councillors.

He said the removal of the hedge was a mistake and has vowed the council will review what went wrong.

The council is to meet with angered residents to discuss what can be salvaged.