Project Overview

We invite you to review the draft Urban Forest Plan and Tree Asset Management Plan and share your feedback on how we care for, protect and grow our tree canopy across Holdfast Bay.

Trees play a vital role in cooling our suburbs, providing shade, supporting biodiversity and creating healthy, liveable neighbourhoods. More than half of our tree canopy is on private land, which means achieving our long-term canopy goals will only be possible with the involvement of residents, businesses and community groups.

As part of this consultation, you’ll be asked to review and prioritise potential future actions. Your feedback will help us understand which initiatives matter most to you and where our efforts should be focused in the years ahead.

These plans will shape how our urban forest grows and is cared for over the coming decades. Share your feedback and help guide the future of a cooler, greener and healthier Holdfast Bay.

This consultation is open until 5pm Thursday 14 May 2026

Objectives and actions

We are seeking feedback on the priority of some actions within the Urban Forest Plan. The actions listed under these objectives are above existing resourcing levels and will be subject to funding through the new initiative process through future Annual Business Plans. Please provide your feedback via the form below.

Action 1: Implement tree rebate for tree planting on private land, focusing on species with large, shady canopies.

Action 2: Scope and implement Tree Maintenance Grants for private landholders to assist with the costs associated with caring for trees.

Action 3: Work with Kaurna Meyunna to develop interpretive signage to highlight Kaurna cultural significance of trees, if appropriate.

Action 4: Research community values, attitudes, and perceptions about public and private trees in our urban forest, e.g., community attitudes to mixed-species street trees.
Identify barriers and opportunities to cultivate care for our urban forest.
Develop an approach to target and tailor messages for different segments of our community that:

  • keep the ‘early adopters’ engaged and energised
  • reach and activate the ‘early majority’ and
  • reach and motivate the ‘later majority’

Action 5: Deliver messaging to different segments of the community through active tree promotion via a diverse range of media (e.g. tree tags, posters, maps, etc.).

Develop and implement a program of diverse activities for our community that connect, engage and celebrate our urban forest (e.g. ‘Talking Trees’, tree tours, mini tree festival), including working with our libraries, schools, community gardens, Resilient South and other stakeholders.

Action 6: Trial a Tree Clinic for residents seeking advice relating to trees on private land.