Parks, Playgrounds & Trees

Adopt a Tree

Watch how Trevor the Tree survives the long hot summer.

Pick up a bucket and adopt a tree !!

Whilst we have had plenty of rain this spring, the years of drought have had an impact on our beautiful plants, trees and bushes in the City of Port Phillip and they still need your care and attention.

You can make a difference, by adopting and watering a tree in your street or local area. All you need to do is water your tree weekly; using greywater from your shower, bathtub, sink and washing machine (using biodegradable detergents).

To help you capture your greywater, council is giving away FREE buckets.

Drop into one of the below locations to collect your bucket:

Port Melbourne Town Hall:     333 Bay Street, Port Melbourne

South Melbourne Town Hall:     222 Bank Street, South Melbourne

St Kilda Town Hall:    99a Carlisle Street, St Kilda

Port Phillip Libraries

Tree Care Tips

It's easy to care for your adopted tree. Click here for tips on how to help your tree survive the summer.

The trick is not to over do it, just take it slow, and away we go.

Port Phillip tree facts:

There are about 55,000 trees in the City of Port Phillip.

33,000 of those are street trees
22,000 of those are in parks and gardens
We plant approximately 1000 trees a year

In the past five years ...

4,477 trees were planted
3,862 trees were removed
$2.6 million dollars was spent managing, maintaining and growing the tree population.

Read more about trees in your neighbourhood in the Greening Port Phillip Strategy

Adopted Trees

Residents of Port Phillip are picking up buckets and adopting trees in their streets and neighbourhood to help them survive the long, hot, dry summer.

These residents are doing their bit to help:

If you would like your adopted tree to feature on our web page simply e-mail your name, your street name and suburb, your photo and a few words telling us why you're adopting your tree to: ospace@portphillip.vic.gov.au