Vegetation Management

Weeds are a major problem in the City of Greater Shepparton. Described as ‘a plant out of place’, weeds can be categorised into three main groups – noxious, agricultural or environmental, and are extremely expensive to control.

‘Dhurringile’ is the Aboriginal word for ‘Crouching Emu’.
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Greater Shepparton City Council works with many local Landcare groups throughout the region to help regenerate our unique environment.
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Each year, council provides a site and plants for PlanetArk National Tree Day, with residents welcome to come along and plant a local species for the environment.
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Under the Department of Sustainability and Environments’ (DSE) Native Vegetation Framework, a permit is required to remove, destroy or lop native vegetation.
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One Million Trees Program began in 2003 with the aim of planting one million trees throughout the City of Greater Shepparton by 2007, through all the groups and organisations in the region.
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The Greater Shepparton City Council adopted the reviewed Roadside Management Strategy in March 2008
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For many years, the Council has undertaken a Roadside Revegetation Program to improve the biodiversity along our rural roads.
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The Greater Shepparton City Council is working with the Goulburn Broken Indigenous Seedbank to create an indigenous seed orchard near Mooroopna.
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Greater Shepparton City Council, in conjunction with Trust for Nature, offer rate rebates for residents who place a covenant to protect native vegetation on their property.
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Greater Shepparton City Council has a number of urban parks that are planted with predominantly indigenous plant species.
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