FAQs
- Trees on Rural Roads Policy (1998)
- Tree Management Policy (2015)
- Tree Inspection Policy (2021)
- Tree Inspection Guidelines (2021)
- Service levels in Urban and Rural Maintenance Areas;
- Risk, damage and insurance procedures;
- Tree amenity values;
- Tree protection zones;
- Private planting roadsides;
- Management of tree pests and diseases;
- Overhanging trees and interference with TV reception, solar panels, fence lines and leaf litter;
- Tree maintenance techniques regarding removal, pruning, habitat trees, and replacement of inappropriate tree species under powerlines.
- Heritage and memorial trees;
- Trees overhanging gravel walking tracks and trails; and
- Trees within unused road reserves.
What happens to the existing tree management policies?
In developing the Draft Tree Management Plan and Policy, we have taken aspects from various other existing policies to create two single overarching documents.
If adopted by Council, the following policies would be rescinded:
The species list currently sits within the Tree Selection, Planting and Maintenance Policy (2012).
This list has been reviewed and is included in the Tree Management Plan to inform Council officers and developers of appropriate species to plant on Council-managed land within the Shire.
Moving the location of the list will result in The Tree Selection, Planting and Maintenance Policy (2012) being reviewed to note the change.
What are the key additions to the new documents?
The following areas have been included in the Tree Management Plan to ensure Council has an endorsed position in the future: