POWERLINES AND TREES

Street trees

The City of Ballarat has a regulatory requirement under the Electricity Safety (Electric Line Clearance) Regulations 2010 to maintain street trees clear of powerlines within the Declared Area.  The Declared Area is essentially all of the urban area of Ballarat.

To view the Declared Area map for the City of Ballarat click on the following documents:  

Map of Ballarat

Map Legend

Within Council’s Declared Area there are a few locations labelled as Hazardous Bushfire Risk Areas and the clearance pruning in these areas is normally completed just prior to the 1^st December each year.

For information regarding Council’s Powerlines Tree Clearance Pruning Program or the Regulations, call the City of Ballarat Parks and Gardens Department at 5320 7450.

Private trees

Powerline/tree clearance for private trees adjacent to street powerlines, and also around powerlines outside the Declared Area, is the responsibility of Powercor.  For enquiries regarding this program, contact Powercor through its agent Vemco at 5338 3300.

Extent of clearance required

The clearance requirements for the majority of City of Ballarat trees within the Declared Area are detailed in the below table.

Minimum Clearance Spaces Surrounding a Powerline—Low Bushfire Risk Areas

Other Than Aerial Bundled Cable or Insulated Cable

More detailed information on can be found at the Energy Safe Victoria website http://www.esv.vic.gov.au/Electricity-Professionals/Electric-line-clearance-and-bushfire-mitigation