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Trees & City Planning

The Urban Forest Strategy, 2020 has set a key objective to adopt a ‘trees led’ approach to city planning, design and delivery. 

 

Protecting Trees During Development

How to look after our trees during construction works.

Tree Values & Amenity Fees

Tree amenity fees cover the cost of lost amenity to our city and future improvement to our urban forest.

Trees & Infrastructure

Tree root damage information and request for service.

Mass Planting Sites

Find out where our mass planting sites are in Hobsons Bay.

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