The City of Armadale acknowledge the Traditional Owners and the Custodians of the land upon which we stand, work and play.

We acknowledge Aboriginal people as the First Peoples of this land and their connection to the lands and the waters, as they are part of them spiritually and culturally.

We acknowledge their ancestors, the Elders past and present, who have led the way for us to follow.

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08 9394 5000

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7 Orchard Avenue

Armadale, Western Australia 6112

info@armadale.wa.gov.au

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The City of Armadale acknowledge the Traditional Owners and the Custodians of the land upon which we stand, work and play.

We acknowledge Aboriginal people as the First Peoples of this land and their connection to the lands and the waters, as they are part of them spiritually and culturally.

We acknowledge their ancestors, the Elders past and present, who have led the way for us to follow.

Phone

08 9394 5000

Address

7 Orchard Avenue

Armadale, Western Australia 6112

info@armadale.wa.gov.au

Armadale Fitness and Aquatic Centre

Engage Armadale

Libraries and Heritage

Perth Hills Armadale Visitor Centre

Experience Perth Hills

Terms and Conditions

Privacy Statement

Sitemap

Site Roadmap

Feedback

Our Urban Forest

Growing our Urban Forest

Urban Forests are an important natural asset that promotes many benefits for our neighborhoods. There are now numerous studies that demonstrate established urban canopies promote localised cooling, more active communities, more resilient ecosystem services and a variety of economic benefits to residents.

The City of Armadale is dedicated to expanding the urban canopy through the Urban Forest Strategy to ensure these benefits are accessible to residents in all localities. The improvements provided by green infrastructure can be broadly characterised into health, economic and environmental factors.

Trees play an important asset, providing health, economic and environmental factors including:

Health

It can help alleviate mental health disorders such as anxiety and depression

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Physical health improvements 
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Promotes active streets 
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Thermal comfort 
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Filter pollutants from air and water 
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Reducing extreme heat-related illness and death

Economic

Localised cooling can reduce the need for air conditioning and electricity demand in buildings

Increase in real estate value with established trees and green streets

Community benefits from more active streets and parks

Environment

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Localised cooling 
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Increased biodiversity and presence of urbanised wildlife

Ecosystem services such as stormwater flood protection and soil stabilisation

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Filter pollutants from air and water 
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Improves soil quality and infiltration rates of rainfall

What we do?

Urban Forest - Planned Annual Urban Forest Planting

Urban Forest - Request a Street Tree Program

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Urban Forest - Branch Out Tree Giveaway
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Urban Forest Strategy 
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What can you do?

Request a free tree to be planted on the verge

Apply for Branch Out 2025 - Tree Giveaway for your property. Complete the survey to enter

Keep established trees that are already on your property

Plant additional trees on private property

Provide extra care for street verge trees such as additional watering during hot spells

Ongoing maintenance of the tree planted on your verge, such as removing weeds

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Report damaged or vandalised trees
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Contact the City if your verge trees look unhealthy

Consider planting a waterwise verge to complement the verge tree

Visit your local parks and enjoy the trees

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Attend a community tree planting day
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Get involved! Join a volunteer bush care or friends group

Take part in the Native Plants for Residents giveaway