First 2026 Street Tree Program Completed
Trees play an important role in our City. The benefits of trees are well established. We know that greener streets and parks mean a cooler city, a cleaner environment, and a happier and healthier community.
Our first 2026 street tree planting program responded to residents’ requests for Council-funded trees outside their homes.
Additional trees were planted in areas where environmental maps showed streets are affected by urban heat. Council staff have determined these areas will benefit from additional tree canopy.
Council has planted more than 800 trees in Beecroft, Carlingford, Dundas Valley, Epping, Ermington, Northmead, Telopea, Toongabbie, and Winston Hills. (See the table below for streets and tree types).
Our new trees will help create shade, reduce pollution, provide cleaner air and help transform our City with beautiful green corridors for everyone to enjoy.
Tree types
New trees will help reduce urban heat, as well as create more attractive neighbourhoods in Parramatta, now and for future generations.
Where residents’ requests for a particular tree species could not be accommodated, our arborists selected trees suitable for each location.
There are 14 tree types planned for neighbourhood streets. You and your neighbours will be provided with high-quality, semi-mature trees valued at $150 each. Most trees have been grown by Council’s staff in City of Parramatta’s nursery.
While the trees are primarily native, there are some exotic species included, both deciduous and evergreen.
Among the selected tree types are species that are slim and tall, ideal for narrow streets, and those that are more compact, perfect for under powerlines. Planting locations consider maintaining access and clearance from underground utilities as well as other safety factors.
Support for our 2026 trees
Newly-planted trees are vulnerable, and while the trees will be cared for by Council over the next 12-months, with community support their chances for survival are much higher.
You don’t have to do anything other than let us know if your tree needs extra care. However, if you want to play more of a role in greening your street, you could become a Tree Champion.
Tree Champions visit their tree(s) once a week or so to make sure they are doing OK, and let us know if something isn’t right. A quick email to our team is all it takes 2026treeplanting@cityofparramatta.nsw.gov.au
Please note, due to the high number of applicants, we are pausing recruitment for the 2026 Tree Champions program.
Tree Champions will be contacted in July/August. Tree allocations will be confirmed.
Do I have to do anything?
A variety of robust tree species have been selected by a qualified arborist. Root structure, underground utilities, overhead power-lines, driveway access, streetscape heritage, and existing trees were considered.
Council will water and care for your new trees for the next 12-months to ensure they reach their full potential.
You don’t have to do anything - all we ask is that you let us know if your street tree needs more attention. Email us at 2026treeplanting@cityofparramatta.nsw.gov.au
Can I get involved in looking after our street trees?
Yes. As in previous years, we’ll be looking for Tree Champions to monitor the 2026 trees and help them reach their full potential. Tree Champions regularly visit their trees, monitor their health and report any issues.
At the end of the year, Tree Champions who provide a short report on the health of their trees (a sentence about each) will receive a $50 e-gift card as a token of thanks for helping our new trees.
Please note, due to the high number of applicants, we are pausing recruitment for the 2026 Tree Champions program.
Tree Champions will be contacted in July/August. Tree allocations will be confirmed.
Trees under power-lines
For some time, City of Parramatta’s street trees have been selected by an arborist, with tree species matched to their locations.
Some of the mature trees across the Parramatta Area were planted 30 or more years ago when Australian Standards for street trees were different.
There are set Australian Standards for trees on public land and those on private land. The Australian Standard for trees around powerlines is entirely different.
Often, Council uses Bottlebrushes as street trees under power-lines as they are the species recommended by energy companies.
We’re also in consultation with energy suppliers about the way they ‘trim’ street trees. Council is looking to create an agreed standard that avoids some of the deep V cuts that contractors often inflict on our trees.
While more compact tree species are used for underneath power-lines, Council is consulting with nurseries about new varieties of dwarf trees, and we’ll be looking to trial some new species.
How to have trees under powerlines trimmed
Tree trimming requests for trees located under power-lines must be lodged with the relevant utility provider.
For Endeavour Energy
Report via the Endeavour Energy Tree Trimming Portal (visit here: http://www.endeavourenergy.com.au/.../How-to-request-tree... ) or call 133 718.
For Ausgrid
Report via the online hazards portal (visit www.ausgrid.com.au/report/tree-or-vegetation-report ) or call 13 13 88.
Given details, Council can also make these requests.
Tree maintenance
In addition to preparing new planting programs, our Tree Team is currently undertaking tree audits, identifying locations where trees have failed, replanting, or noting the location for future planting. We’re also reviewing and actioning maintenance requests, looking at tree health and assessing older tree stock.
Our new street trees have a maintenance program, but if you think your tree needs extra care, please email us on 2026treeplanting@cityofparramatta.nsw.gov.au or call customer contact on 1300 617 058.
If there are specific trees you would like Council to assess, prune, re-stake etc. please lodge a tree management request.
Tree Requests
If you would like a tree for the nature strip outside your home, lodge a request and we’ll assess the location for one of our next street tree planting programs.
You might not get your tree straight away. Planning massive planting takes a lot of time and preparation - we tend to plant in suburb lots and don’t plant in summer.
However, you can submit a tree request, you’ll receive an acknowledgement and an initial assessment as soon as possible.
When new planting programs become funded, you will be contacted.
Submit your request for the next tree planting program request a street tree.