Tree management

  • Trees

    Street trees

    Street trees are one component of the city’s Urban Forest and are important public infrastructure assets. The draft Street Tree Master Plan is on public exhibition until 11 July 2011.

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    Trees on your land

    Newcastle City Council considers trees to be significant capital assets. They are as much part of the community infrastructure as roads and footpaths.

  • Trees & neighbours

    Council’s tree management controls do not give Council the authority to direct a neighbour to remove or prune trees that grow on their own land.

  • City trees

    The City of Newcastle considers trees to be significant capital assets. They are as much part of the community infrastructure as roads and footpaths.

  • Tree removal

    It is important to get the appropriate approval before you cut down a tree on your land

  • Tree pruning

    The main reasons for pruning ornamental and shade trees include safety, health, and aesthetics.

  • Veteran trees

    Large mature and prominent public trees are described as veterans because they have survived for many decades as the city around them has changed

  • Laman Street Figs

    The Laman Street Hills figs were planted in the early 1930s as part of a program to plant thousands of various Figs throughout Newcastle

  • The benefits of trees

    We all know the environmental benefits of trees, cleaner air, lower temperatures, reduction in stormwater runoff, habitat for local fauna, but have you ever stopped and thought about the social benefits of trees?

  • Plants and advice

    The Community Greening Centre is located in March Street, Kotara