More street trees for Avenel, Nagambie and Euroa

Avenel, Nagambie and Euroa will receive approximately 350 street trees in the allocation of the current Strathbogie Shire budget for 2023-24.

This is the second year of the three-year Cool Canopies project that Council budgeted $235,000 for dedicated street tree plantings through Council’s Tree Management Plan and Climate Change Action Plan.

The plantings will commence in Avenel and Nagambie on 11 June and Euroa on 17 June.

The tree species have been chosen by the Shire’s Arborist and will be included in the council’s tree register which now comprises 15,600 trees in the urban areas.

Strathbogie Shire Council Administrator Peter Stephenson said the funding used incorporates a mixture of street trees that on maturity will provide a canopy reducing temperatures in our environment and provide a suitable habitat for other creatures.

“The tree species to be planted have been selected as per our Tree Management Plan and in consultation with specialists and you may have seen contractors out marking the locations for the plantings,” Mr Stephenson said.

“The trees will receive two years of water and pruning to ensure they get the best start to life, but if you see yours looking a little thirsty, feel free to water as well,” Mr Stephenson added.

There will be a further allocation of trees to complete the 2024-25 plantings later this year.