Greening Waverley

Most of us who live here love the beaches, bushland, parks and stunning views, and reckon Waverley is a remarkable place to be.

It can be fun for families, and especially children, to get involved in local environmental projects, so why not adopt a tree, plant a footpath garden or adopt your local pocket park and give Mother Nature a hand?

Because we have so little bushland in our area, our gardens provide vital habitat for birds and animals. Visit these websites www.birdsinbackyards.net and www.floraforfauna.com.au for tips on making your garden more homely for these little creatures.

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Adopt a Tree program
You and your family now have the chance to adopt your own tree to help make your area more beautiful and shady.

One of our smallest residents helps a tree to get off to a flying start!

What’s happening?
We are planting native trees along selected streets and we’re asking the neighbours to adopt them so they have a better chance of survival. If your street is chosen for planting you will receive a flyer in the mail inviting you to take part.

What’s involved?
All you need to do is water the tree, remove any weeds and report disease or vandalism to Council. It ’s that easy! When you register to adopt a tree you will receive a booklet with more details on tree care, and you can always ring Council for advice.

What if my street isn’t chosen?
Anyone can ask to have a tree planted outside their property. Simply call Council on 9369 8000. Once the tree is planted call the Civic Pride Coordinator on 9386 7925 or email (click here) for your free tree care booklet. We plant between April and September.

Why adopt?
Have you ever walked down a leafy street and noticed how beautiful, peaceful and uplifting it is? By nurturing your ‘own’ tree you will help make your street a better place to live in years to come, improve your well-being, produce cleaner air and even improve housing prices!

If you have a small garden, adopting a tree can be a great way for your kids to learn about plants and how to care for a living thing. Why not name your tree and make it a part of the family? If Adopt a Tree comes to your street, give a little tree love; you will be enjoying the benefits for years to come!

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Footpath gardens
Foot’path gar’den /, n.- a bed of plants on the nature strip that reduces mowing, designed to create a greener, more pleasant environment.

If you wish you had more of a garden, or just want a little more greenery near your home, a footpath garden could be the next best thing. To creative a beautiful, sustainable footpath garden, all you have to do is fill out a straightforward application and get cracking!

Click here to see some of the fabulous gardens other people have created and to pick up some hints on how to get started.

A well-maintained footpath garden makes your home and street look fantastic, however gardens that look run-down and neglected have the opposite effect - make sure you only plant what you can comfortably maintain.

Pocket Parks
Ever thought about making your local small park a better place to be? The Pocket Parks program is all about helping you make these things happen!

Pocket parks are small ‘pockets’ of green parkland which are 1000 square metres or less. If you would like to see some changes in your local pocket park and you are interested in gardening, then this program could be for you.

For more information, call 9386 7925. With your help we can start making these little parks more attractive, increase local civic pride and create a better habitat for our local animals.

Preserving our trees
Most people would agree that trees make our area a better place to live. The Tree Preservation Order protects our trees and the shade, beauty and clean air they provide. Click here for more information.

Tree vandalism in Bondi. We erect a sign to draw attention to the damage before we replace the vandalised tree.

Tree vandalism
Does tree vandalism make you want to scream? Us too! Poisoning, pruning, cutting down or damaging trees in the public domain are all considered tree vandalism. Some people damage trees for different reasons, but often it is to improve their views. Council treats this sort of vandalism very seriously. Click here for more information on how we tackle tree vandalism.

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