Tree fees to help fund increased urban canopy

Updated March 21 2019 - 12:10pm, first published March 11 2019 - 6:00pm
Seeing the forest for the fees: Georges River Council has endorsed the exhibited schedule of fees and charges including a street tree deposit to ensure the protection of trees on public land.
Seeing the forest for the fees: Georges River Council has endorsed the exhibited schedule of fees and charges including a street tree deposit to ensure the protection of trees on public land.

New fees contained in the Georges River Council interim Tree Management Policy will help fund a reserve to meet the aims of its Urban Forest Strategy which seeks to increase the city’s tree canopy cover.

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