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Significant tree register

The Eurobodalla Heritage Strategy (the strategy) guides Council’s approach to managing heritage items and places in Eurobodalla. As part of the strategy, we developed a significant tree register for trees on public and private land. Significant trees are classified as having:

  • outstanding visual or aesthetic significance
  • botanic or scientific significance
  • significant ecological value
  • historical and commemorative significance
  • social significance.

The strategy includes actions for us to:

  • maintain the significant tree register on our website
  • develop guidelines that outline which trees community members can nominate, and how
  • ensure all stakeholders are aware of the guidelines and benefits of nominating a tree on our register.

View the significant tree register

Use our online tool to see the significant trees listed on the register. Visit the steps to access the tool outlined in step 1 on this page:

View the register

    Steps to nominate a tree on the register

      You will need to make sure that the tree you're proposing to nominate isn't already listed on the register. You can access the register on our land-mapping tool:

      1. Click on the land-mapping tool.
      2. Click on 'address search' tab at the bottom of the screen, and type in the address.
      3. Expand the 'development restrictions' layer on the left hand column.
      4. Click on the box 'significant tree register'.
      5. If there is a significant tree included on the register, it will appear on the screen in the same coloured pattern shown in the legend.

      If you've checked the register and confirmed the tree isn't already listed, you can nominate the tree as 'significant'. To apply, you'll need a photograph of the tree you would like to nominate. You can then complete our online form:

      Use our online form

      If you'd prefer, complete our significant tree nomination application and email it to us:

      Our significant tree panel will review and assess your significant tree nomination.

      Once we've completed our assessment, we will then notify you of our decision.

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      Contact us

      For more information about the significant tree register, contact our Strategic Planning Officer: