Tree-ting the root of the problem

By Tyler Maher

Mar 3, 2023

Renewed effort: Tree maintenance is ramping up across Greater Shepparton. Photo by Steve Huntley

Greater Shepparton City Council says it is working around the clock to maintain trees across the region.

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Recent conditions have created perfect growing conditions across the municipality, with warm weather following extended periods where council’s pruning program was delayed due to floods and a long, wet winter.

“We apologise for the delay in getting the trees pruned and maintained across the region,” director infrastructure Gary Randhawa said.

“The recent weather and associated emergencies has resulted in delays, while ideal growing conditions has increased tree growth significantly.

“The impact of the floods followed by the Tatura storm that hit late in December has seen council resources stretched to deal with these emergencies.

“There is a lot of maintenance that needs to be done around the region and we have increased the available resources in our tree department to get the program back on track.

“Council officers will be prioritising the most urgent tree work.

“If you see staff pruning across Greater Shepparton please follow any temporary speed limits and signage in place.

“We thank the community for their patience during this time.”

For more information, contact council on 5832 9700.