Street Tree Maintenance

Hobsons Bay City Council has approximately 45,000 street trees under its care. All street trees are inspected on a two-year cycle with any required works carried out following the inspections. The works include electric line clearance, pruning over footpaths and roadways to provide adequate clearances, formative pruning, and removals.

The municipality is divided into 12 maintenance zones, with each zone assessed and worked on during the two-year period. A map of the maintenance zones is included below. 

 

Upcoming street tree maintenance areas

Maintenance Zone	Area	Timeframe
Zone 2	Newport / South Kingsville	Feb / March 2025
Zone 3	Altona North	April / May 2025
Zone 4	Williamstown / Newport	June / July 2025
Zone 5	Williamstown	August / September 2025
Zone 6	Williamstown / Newport	October / November 2025

 

To ensure compliance with Energy Safe Victoria regulations, all street trees are pruned in accordance with an Electric Line Clearance Management Plan (ELCMP)(PDF, 3MB).

You are welcome to contact Council at any time outside of the maintenance program, if you have concerns about a street tree and an arborist will schedule an inspection.

Please complete a tree service request form, or contact our customer service team on 1300 179 944, to organise an inspection.