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A Tree Management Plan has been developed to:
- acknowledge the important role Trees play in our lives and environment
- provide a framework for the protection and enhancement of street, roadside parkland and private Trees in the municipality of Ballarat
- provide a clearly defined and consistent approach to the way the City of Ballarat manages tree issues
- assist the City of Ballarat in determining priorities for tree programs and works
Specific principles and policies have been formulated for how the City of Ballarat deals with:
tree management- risk identification and mitigation
- tree inspections and assessments
- tree selection and planting
- tree removal
- tree protection
- infrastructure protection
- electric line clearance
- tree maintenance
- environmental and community imperatives
- pest and disease control
- significant trees
Have Your Say
Download the Tree Management Plan 2007 - Draft (PDF - 459KB). Copies of the plan are also available at the Robert Clarke Centre and from Customer Service, 25 Armstrong Street South, Ballarat.
All written submissions must be received by Wednesday, 5 September 2007 at 4.00pm. Please send your submission by post to City of Ballarat, Att: Senior Arborist, PO Box 655, Ballarat 3353 or email to davidgrant@ballarat.vic.gov.au.
Contact Details
For further information, please contact Council's Senior Arborist, David Grant by phone 03 5320 5191 or email davidgrant@ballarat.vic.gov.au.