Trees & verges
Street trees
Trees make the City of Subiaco a beautiful place, and are an important part of the ecology and environment in urban areas.
Verge street trees are managed by the City. The City’s written approval is needed before pruning, damaging, or removing trees located on council property. Without this approval, you may be committing an offence.
As part of the Local Planning Scheme No. 5, the City maintains a Significant Tree Register. If you'd like to nominate a tree to be listed on the register, please fill out this form.
The City systematically selects, plants and maintains street trees, considering both existing and future streetscapes and the City’s environmental goals. Balancing site limitations, climate factors, safety, adjacent land uses and vehicle traffic, as well as physical characteristics of native and exotic trees, the City creates a leafy and shady environment for the community to enjoy.
For information about annual laneway pruning, please check the link below:
Around July each year, the City prunes or removes vegetation growing around laneways to create safe clearances around fence lines and remove dead vegetation.
Residents can opt-out of the City’s laneway pruning program by filling out a Street Maintenance Request form. If you choose to do so, you will need to maintain vegetation to the City’s requirements. Pruning guidelines and exemption information are available in the City’s online services.
For more information on street trees please refer to the City's Street and Reserve Tree Management Guidelines.
Your verge
Residents are welcomed to establish and maintain the verge next to their property. The City encourages landscaping with low water use plants.
Landscaping developments to the verge not involving paving or any constructed elements, and complying with the City’s verge policy and management guidelines, may be undertaken without the City’s permission.
For more information about verges, please check the links below: