City trees
There are over 70,000 trees on public streets and hundreds of thousands more within Newcastle’s local government area. Collectively these trees form an urban forest that provides many environmental, health and social benefits.
The collection of vegetation along our roads and pathways and throughout our bushland and parklands provides us all with an extraordinary array of benefits.
Remnant bushland exists on one third of council’s community land providing visual amenity and ecosystem services as a fundamental element of Council’s urban forest asset base.
The canopy cover generated by urban trees as part of this “green infrastructure” improves local amenity and provides many public benefits such as capturing stormwater, filtering air pollution, shading footpaths and parking areas, saving energy, and enhancing local biodiversity.
To maximise these benefits for residents, Council is investing in effective planning tools, inspection and maintenance routines and renewal programs for this “green infrastructure” just as it does for built assets.
Contact us
City Administration Centre
282 King Street
Newcastle NSW 2300
Tel: 02 4974 2000
