Have your say on Council's Street Tree Planting and Management Policy

Warrnambool City Council is responsible for the planning, establishment, care and removal of all street trees located within the municipality's streetscapes.

Council's Street Tree Planting and Management Policy and the accompanying guidelines provide a framework for the consistent management of Warrnambool's street trees.

Council has produced draft revisions of the policy and guidelines and is now seeking community feedback on these documents.

The documents cover species selection, criteria for community consultation, preservation and also triggers for tree removal.

The policy provides the principles underpinning decisions related to street trees and provides protection to significant trees.

The guidelines:

• identify the importance of trees to the environment, biodiversity and climate, social health and wellbeing and general street amenity;
• list care and maintenance activities conducted over the life of a tree; and,
• list recommended species.

The list of preferred species has been expanded in these new draft guidelines.

The draft policy and documents are available for review via links to the right of the page.

You can have your say on the documents by clicking lcoughlan [at] warrnambool [dot] vic [dot] gov [dot] au (subject: Submission%20on%20the%20Draft%20Street%20Tree%20Policy%20and%20Guidelines) (here to send an email) or alternatively you can make a submission via postal mail to:

The closing date for submissions is 5pm Friday 11 December 2020.