Street Tree Masterplan Planting

2025 Planting - Dawesville

The City of Mandurah's next round of Street Tree Masterplan planting will provide canopy cover and shade to targeted areas across Dawesville.

Applications for a free street tree will open for residents based within the yellow areas of the map below soon. Once applications have opened, residents within these priority areas will be able to apply for a street tree until submissions close on 1 May 2025. Following the one-month period, applications will be made available to all Dawesville residents.

Applications for street trees will open soon. Once opened, an online application form will be made available on this website. All you need to do is simply fill in the form, hit submit and our team will be in touch with you shortly.

A collection of five native tree species are available to eligible Dawesville residents as part of the 2025 program. These include:

• Weeping Peppermint
• Yellow Bloodwood
• Tuckeroo
• Fuchsia Gum
• Coastal Blackbutt
• Dwarf Ghost Gum

Our team has identified these tree species as the most ideal for the area based on their suitability for verge sizes, local utilities, environmental and biosecurity conditions, and community preferences.

The Street Tree Masterplan Planting Program is administered by the City of Mandurah and is funded through the Urban Greening Grant Program, a joint initiative between the Department of Water and Environmental Regulation (DWER) and the Western Australian Local Government Association (WALGA).

Growing canopy coverage is part of the City’s Environmental Strategy 2023 – 2033. It is also listed as a measure of success in the City’s Strategic Community Plan 2020-2040.

Following the application period, City officers will review submissions and arrange a schedule for planting. Planting will be carried out during winter 2025.

Residents based outside of the Dawesville area who wish to apply for a street tree may do so here. Any requests received will be processed for the 2026 round of planting.

If you have any questions or concerns regarding your application, contact the City at operationsadmin@mandurah.wa.gov.au or (08) 9550 3777.

Thank you for taking part and supporting a healthy and diverse environment in Mandurah.

What is the Street Tree Masterplan?

Street trees and green verges provide shade, cool our city, make our neighbourhoods more beautiful, contribute to better health for our community and provide food and homes for our native wildlife.

The Street Tree Masterplan is an outline of the important role trees play in enhancing our verges and road reserves. It aims to improve the current and future canopy cover throughout the city. To choose where trees should go we consider criteria such as:

• hardiness to disease and pests
• stormwater collection
• aesthetic value
• streetscape character
• habitat for local species
• community appreciation
• whether the species is native

This plan is for all new plantings, areas for subdivision, and current verges. This is only considered for new species, and we will not remove current trees unless they pose a threat.

In each precinct, the community has told us they care about the benefits of trees and which of these benefits matters most to them. This was a crucial factor in the creation of the Street Tree Masterplan and the unique species chosen for each area.

For more information on the project please contact the City at 9550 3777 or council@mandurah.wa.gov.au

Past planting programs

Our Street Tree Masterplan programs have been improving canopy cover across Mandurah suburbs since 2022. So far, planting programs have been carried out in:

• Coodanup (2022)
• Madora Bay (2023)
• Dudley Park (2024)

The 2025 program will see trees planted in targeted areas across Dawesville.