For some, the removal of the 14 iconic figs will mean business can return to normal.

Newcastle Baptist Tabernacle pastor Phil Grebert is relieved by the trees' removal, which started last Tuesday, January 31.

Pastor Grebert said the Laman Street church had been "particularly affected" by the ongoing fig feud, with its main entrance made inaccessible "a number of times over the last couple of months".

Until the council erected a ramp in October, disabled people were not able to access the facility - almost bringing the tabernacle's 150th birthday celebrations to a halt.

Such incidents caused Pastor Grebert a "great sense of desperation and frustration" that resulted in the church asking the council to "please give us our street back" via its noticeboard.

Pastor Grebert said he was not satisfied with the council's handling of the matter.

"It [the removal of the fig trees] will be great for providing a clearer profile of the tabernacle but I recognise that it probably wasn't the preferred option for most residents of Newcastle," he said.

"I will be talking with people to help them cope with the anger, grief, confusion, disappointment and all the emotions that finally came to the surface when the chainsaws started up."

Pastor Grebert said he questioned the council's assertion that Laman Street would be reopened by the end of this week.

For others, the figs' removal will mean a return to work.

That includes the 30 Cultural Centre staff scattered across Newcastle branches, as well as the six gallery employees working out-of-office at the City Administration Centre and Newcastle Museum.

For many community members, the fig's fate has caused heartbreak, including Save Our Figs spokeswoman Caity Raschke who said she was appalled by the trees' removal.

While the final tree was expected to be felled as The Star went to press on Monday, February 6, the Laman Street fig saga appears far from over.

Save Our Figs will consider referring the matter to the Independent Commission Against Corruption.