Greater Dandenong City Council loves our trees and we are working to increase the tree canopy across our city.
Trees provide important benefits to us all, including shade from the sun, habitat for wildlife and they help reduce air pollution.
Often Council workers can be seen in our streets and our parks maintaining the environment and protecting our tree canopy by pruning, watering and planting trees. Sometimes, when a tree poses a risk to our community it must be removed.
There are two ways Council manages tree inspections. The first is in reaction to a request or complaint from a community member. In this instance a qualified arborist is sent to check the health of the tree and a decision is made based on their report.
The second way is via Council’s Proactive Tree Inspection Program. Under this program Greater Dandenong is divided into 14 zones and over a two year period each street in the city is inspected at least once.
Following an inspection routine maintenance is scheduled on identified trees, and in some instances the tree is identified for removal.
Council is working hard to increase the tree canopy across the city, and it is only in extreme circumstances that trees are removed. When a tree is removed Council endeavours to replace it with an appropriate species.
Council manages 55,000 street trees and a significant number of park trees. Every year 1700 street trees are planted across Greater Dandenong, and many more are planted in local parks and reserves through community planting days.
Read more about our Urban Tree Strategy.
