Tree maintenance makes Council’s agenda

TREE growth rates across Greater Shepparton have increased significantly of late due to the warm conditions. This, coupled with the long, wet winter and floods have resulted in delays to Council’s pruning program.

To address this, Council says it has increased resources to get the program back on track and on schedule.

Director of infrastructure, Gary Randhawa, thanked the community for their patience.

“We apologise for the delay in getting the trees pruned and maintained across the region. The recent weather and associated emergencies have resulted in delays, while ideal growing conditions has increased tree growth significantly,” he said.

“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 (03) 5832 9700.