Council tree works

Tree works are prioritised based on risk and consequence with urgent and high priority works being completed first. This may delay low priority works. However, this approach ensures the safety and wellbeing of the community.

Planned Council Works

Trees are one of our most important natural assets.

Inner West Council conducts cyclical maintenance of its street trees. This includes pruning works to improve tree health and structure, remove deadwood, and allow for clearance for buildings, pedestrian and vehicle traffic. 

Removal of trees is seen as the last option - Council will always look for other management options first. Unfortunately, in some cases and due to risk to public and property, removal may be the only option. Any tree that is identified for removal will have a notice affixed to the tree. 

Please note that Council does not prune trees for power line clearance. Ausgrid is responsible for pruning street trees in these circumstances and sets out the required clearance for its power lines. Visit the Ausgrid power line clearance page for more information and planned trimming dates. 

Notifiable Tree Removal

The Urban Forest Policy provides a notification process where trees above size index 750 are being removed. This is graded based on size of tree using a height to diameter calculation.
The purpose of the notification is to inform the residents in the immediate area of the tree’s removal and the reasons. Where a tree has a size index of 1000 (or greater) then a memo is provided to management and attached to the tree record. This ensures that the removal of larger canopy trees has a greater level of documentation and transparency.

Trees on Notification for Removal
Date: 06 May 2025
Location: Date: 1 Wallace Street, Ashfield
Tree species: Forest Red Gum (Eucalyptus tereticornis)
Reason for removal: The tree is in poor structural condition and presents an unacceptable level of risk. An independent arborist's report, based on internal diagnostic testing, has identified progressive trunk decay.
Replacement planting: Council will plant a replacement tree as part of our 2024/2025 planting program.
Date: 06 May 2025
Location: 90 Elliot Street, Balmain
Tree species: Flooded Gum (Eucalyptus grandis) 
Reason for removal: The tree is in poor structural condition and presents an unacceptable level of risk. An independent arborist's report, based on internal diagnostic testing, has identified progressive trunk decay.
Replacement planting: Council will plant a replacement tree as part of our 2024/2025 planting program.
Date: 15 May 2025
Location: 156 Johnston Street Annandale
Tree species: Platanus x acerifolia
Reason for removal: The tree is an inappropriate species and unsustainable in the planted location. Tree is causing ongoing infrastructure damage and has yet to reach its full biological potential. 
Replacement planting: Council will plant a replacement tree as part of our future tree planting programs.
Date: 01 July 2025
Location: 67 Chandos Street, Ashfield
Tree species: Lophostemon confertus
Reason for removal: The tree is in poor overall condition and has low retention value.
Replacement planting: Council will plant a replacement tree as part of our future tree planting programs.

Date: 01 August 2025
Location: 24A Harriet Street, Marrickville
Tree species: Angophora floribunda (Rough barked apple)
Reason for removal: The tree is impacting the surrounding infrastructure where the root interaction cannot be mitigated without adversely impacting the tree's stability.
Replacement planting: Council will plant a replacement tree as part of our future tree planting programs.
Date:  31 July 2025
Location:  36A Rose Street Annandale
Tree species: Sydney Blue Gum (Eucalyptus saligna)
Reason for removal: The tree has poor form and trunk lean away from powerlines, and is impacting the surrounding infrastructure where the root interaction cannot be mitigated without adversely impacting the tree's stability.
Replacement planting: Council will plant a replacement tree as part of our future tree planting programs.

Date:  12 August 2025

Location: 210B Denison Street, Newtown

Tree species: Black Locust (Robinia pseudoacacia)

Reason for removal: Poor for, vehicle impact damage and significant obstruction to roadside access.

Replacement planting: Council will plant a replacement tree as part of our future tree planting programs.

Date: 4 September 2025

Location: 23 Hampden Street, Ashfield

Tree species: Brush Box (Lophostemon confertus)

Reason for removal: The tree has caused significant damage to the surrounding infrastructure, which cannot be mitigated without adversely impacting the tree's stability. 

Replacement planting: Council will plant a replacement tree as part of our future tree planting programs.
Date:  22 September 2025
Location: Jarvie Park, Yabsley Avenue, Marrickville
Tree species: Brittle Gum (Eucalyptus mannifera)
Reason for removal: The tree is in poor health and poor structural condition
Replacement planting: Council will plant a replacement tree as part of our future tree planting programs.
Date: 2 November 2025
Location: 48 Alt Street, Ashfield - Western corner of Rotary Park
Tree species: Mugga Ironbark (Eucalyptus sideroxylon)
Reason for removal: The tree is dead and presents a risk to people and property.
Replacement planting: Council will plant a replacement tree as part of our future tree planting programs.
Date: 6 November 2025
Location: 22 Wise Street, Rozelle
Tree species: Chinese Tallowwood (Sapium sebiferum)
Reason for removal: The tree is impacting the surrounding infrastructure where the root interaction cannot be mitigated without adversely impacting the tree's stability.
Replacement planting: Council will plant a replacement tree as part of our future tree planting programs.
Date: 6 November 2025
Location: Adjacent 18 Australia Street, Croydon
Tree species: Eucalyptus mannifera
Reason for removal: The tree is over mature with poor health and condition due to trunk decay.
Replacement planting: Council will plant a replacement tree as part of our future tree planting programs.
Date:  14 November 2025
Location: 29 Renwick Street, Marrickville
Tree species: Platanus X acerifolia
Reason for removal: The tree is in poor health, borer damage and significant disruption to vascular cambium of the tree.
Replacement planting: Council will plant a replacement tree as part of our future tree planting programs.
Date:  18 November 2025
Location: Quinn playground, Petersham Street, Petersham
Tree species: Schinus molle (Peppercorn Tree)
Reason for removal: The tree is in poor structural condition with advanced decay, fungal fruiting bodies and wounds between branch unions.
Replacement planting: Council will plant a replacement tree as part of our future tree planting programs.
Date:  26 November 2025
Location: Collins Street, Annandale - side of 80A Johnston Street
Tree species: Jacaranda tree (Jacaranda mimosifolia)
Reason for removal: The tree's structural roots are impacting private property which cannot be overcome without compromising the tree's stability and increasing the risk of tree failure.
Replacement planting: Council will plant a replacement tree as part of our future tree planting programs.
Date: 26 November 2025
Location: 50, 52, 56 Percival Road, Stanmore
Tree species: 3 x English Elm (Ulmus procera) and 1 x (Firewheel tree) Stenocarpus sinuatus
Reason for removal: The trees structural roots are impacting adjacent private property which cannot be overcome without compromising the trees stability and increasing the risk of tree failure.
Replacement planting: Council will plant replacement trees as part of our future tree planting programs.
Date: 28 November 2025
Location: 31 Northwood Street, Camperdown
Tree species: Hill's Weeping Fig (Ficus microcarpa 'hillii')
Reason for removal: The tree's root system is impacting adjacent private property, and this issue cannot be resolved without compromising the tree's stability, health and vigour, and increasing the risk of tree failure.
Replacement planting: Council will plant replacement trees as part of our future tree planting programs.
Date: 28 November 2025
Location: 37-39 Northwood Street, Camperdown
Tree species: Hill's Weeping Fig (Ficus microcarpa 'hillii')
Reason for removal: The tree's root system is impacting adjacent private property, and this issue cannot be resolved without compromising the tree's stability, health and vigour, and increasing the risk of tree failure.
Replacement planting: Council will plant replacement trees as part of our future tree planting programs.

For further information please send an email to council@innerwest.nsw.gov.au

Inner West Council is committed to increasing our tree canopy with new tree plantings that will improve our urban environment. To find out more visit www.innerwest.nsw.gov.au

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