Trees have always been an important part of what makes Glen Eira such a great place to live, work and play. In July 2020, we consulted with the community on a proposed Classified Tree Local Law. Following consultation, Council adopted a new Classified Tree Local Law in September 2020 to protect significant tree species from being damaged or removed from public or privately-owned land.

Our Council and Community Plan 2017–2021 committed to consulting the community on the implementation of a Classified Tree Register. A Classified Tree Register is a list of trees within the municipality that are considered significant and warrant protection. In two rounds of community consultation in 2017 and 2018, the community indicated support for the adoption of a new Local Law that would protect the most valuable and important trees in Glen Eira.

The new adopted Local Law sets out a process for:

• how a tree can be nominated to be on the Register;
• the assessment process for determining whether a nominated tree should be included on the Register;
• how you can apply for a review if you do not believe your tree should be included on the Register;
• what process applies if a tree that is on the Register needs to be removed; and
• what process applies if a tree that is on the Register is no longer considered to be significant and in need of protection.

In March 2021, we invited the community to nominate the most valuable and important trees in our City for inclusion in our Classified Tree Register. More than 100 submissions were received for consideration with seven formally being added to the Register. We will continue to invite the community to submit nominations and grow the Register.

Protecting these trees is an important part of managing Glen Eira’s urban forest for our community and visitors to Glen Eira, as well as future generations.

For more information visit the Classified Tree Register page on our website.