Noble Park locals are set to see 180 extra street trees spring up in their suburb by the end of winter.
The new street trees are 1.5 to 2 metres tall and are in addition to 400 street and park trees scheduled for planting across Noble Park by the end of August as part of Council’s commitment to increasing canopy cover.
“We’re going to plant a tree in every vacant street tree location in central Noble Park and then start planting trees in the surrounding streets,” Greater Dandenong Mayor, Councillor Jim Memeti said.
The extra 180 trees are funded by a $155,000 developer payment. Council negotiated the payment to offset the removal of a River Red Gum at the 51 Douglas Street affordable housing project.
“We’ve also collected 400 seeds from the River Red Gum and taken those to a local nursery to be prepared for planting. We’re safely storing remaining viable seed and the wood from the felled tree for future use.”
The offset payment covers planting, as well as maintenance and seed propagation for the next two years.
“This is a fantastic outcome for our community and our environment,” Cr Memeti said.
Greening Our City quick stats
- 2389 trees were planted during the 2024-25 financial year as part of Council’s 15-year Street Tree Planting Plan. This follows 2795 trees planted during 2023-24.
- A further 20,000 indigenous seedlings were planted to assist with increasing canopy and strengthen and increase biodiversity.
- 11 community planting days took place including the Adopt-A-Park program, National Tree Day events and Alex Wilkie Spring Thing.
