City of Belmont LGA is working with residents to make this winter planting season one of the biggest greening efforts to date.
The coming months will see the City install 3,000 street trees and over 55,000 native plants as part of its annual planting programs.
Residents are also invited to get involved through the return of the Verge Garden and Trees for Residents programs.
City of Belmont Mayor Robert Rossi said the planting season reflects the City’s commitment to a greener future.
“This winter, we’re embarking on our biggest planting season yet, with thousands of new trees and native plants going into the ground right across the City.
“It’s part of our ongoing commitment to creating cooler, greener, and more beautiful spaces for everyone to enjoy,” said Mayor Rossi.
The City’s Street Tree Planting program aims to build urban canopy cover by planting high-quality trees on City-managed verges and roadsides.
Prioritising areas with higher urban heat levels, each street tree is grown from seed and carefully selected for the environmental conditions and surrounding infrastructure.
Throughout the year residents and business owners can request a free street tree to increase shade cover, cool their property and improve biodiversity in their area.
More than 50 City-managed sites will receive landscape upgrades as part of this season’s streetscape enhancement program.
Each site will be transformed with waterwise planting to create greener, more welcoming streets for the community.
Residents are invited to transform their own verges into native, waterwise gardens by taking part in the City’s Verge Garden Program.
Now in its second year, the popular program offers a free makeover starter kit, step-by-step guide, and workshop to support residents in beautifying their street.
The Verge Garden Program is proudly co-funded by Water Corporation’s Waterwise Greening Scheme and forms part of our ambition for the City of Belmont to be a leading waterwise city. The community can also lend a helping hand as the City continues the restoration and revegetation of key bushland and wetland areas, including Garvey Park, Tomato Lake, Rivervale Foreshore and Signal Hill.
Upcoming planting days will give businesses, schools and volunteers the chance to learn about conservation and take part in local revegetation.
This year also sees the return of the City’s Tree for Residents program, which provides residents a free tree to plant on their private property.
Mayor Rossi said the City’s efforts are just one part of the picture, emphasising the vital role the Belmont community plays.
“Our planting season isn’t just about what the City does – it’s about all of us, working together, to grow something that benefits everyone,” Mayor Rossi said.
