Growing the urban forest in Beaumaris
We’ve drafted a precinct plan for Beaumaris to guide local tree planting and greening, prioritising the areas that need it most.
Precinct plans are being prepared for each Bayside suburb as a key action of the Urban Forest Strategy, which aims to deliver urgent, meaningful action on climate change and enhance and protect our living environment.
Creating tailored plans to meet the individual challenges and opportunities of each suburb will play an important role in achieving the Urban Forest Strategy’s overarching goal – to increase Bayside’s urban tree canopy cover from 16% to 30% by 2040.
Each Precinct Plan will also contain different planting pallets to enhance the visual and natural character of each local area.
Branching out from Beaumaris
Beaumaris is the first Precinct Plan to be developed and is now open for community feedback.
The draft Beaumaris Precinct Plan contains 17 actions which identify locations for priority planting, introduce native plant species to enhance character and biodiversity, and support residents to green their own spaces.
Key actions to grow the Beaumaris urban forest include:
- Prioritise planting on 525 currently vacant tree sites
- Identify habitat connections and increase understory planting in these locations
- Increase planting on local transport networks and other areas that have less than 20% tree canopy cover
- Engage with residents to encourage planting and maintenance of vegetation on their property, including nature strips
- Stronger protection for trees on private land
- Prioritise planting in identified hotspots in north-eastern Beaumaris.
Consultation on the draft Beaumaris Precinct plan is open until 27 November 2022.
Precinct Plans for other Bayside suburbs are expected to open for feedback in early to mid-2023. Visit the Urban Forest Strategy project page and select the “+Subscribe” button at the top of the page to be notified when the draft plan for your suburb is available.
Did you know?
We’ve planted 2,000 indigenous street and park trees in addition to the 1,400 trees that we typically planted annually in the first year of the Urban Forest Strategy.
