Routine maintenance for trees and parks

Here at the City of Port Phillip, we want to keep our neighbourhoods safe and beautiful for everyone. From checking trees to maintaining parks, we've got it all covered. Our team takes care of tree inspections, pruning, park maintenance, sports fields, mowing, playground safety, and weed control. All of these works are conducted in line with our Urban Forest Strategy. So, whether you're enjoying the outdoors or playing in the park, we're working hard to make sure everything's in tip-top shape.

Check out the table below for a list of scheduled works. Let's keep our community thriving together.

Tree Works

City of Port Phillip conducts routine tree inspections and pruning across the municipality. Check our tree pruning schedule (updated 11 September 2025) to see if we're in your area. 

Weed Control

The City of Port Phillip is responsible for maintaining 353 hectares of public open space, as well as roads, laneways and footpaths. Weed control is an important part of our routine maintenance in these areas. Keeping our roads, footpaths and laneways weed-free prevents obstructions, trip hazards, and flooding. It also encourages biodiversity in native vegetation areas, ensures the plants in our parks and gardens thrive, and means our community gets the best use of our public spaces.

We manage weeds in different ways depending on where they are:

We use a glyphosate-based herbicide (Roundup Biactive) that has been specifically formulated for use in environmentally sensitive areas, for control of a broad spectrum of annual, perennial and aquatic weeds. It is approved for use in areas such as around streams, creeks, dams, channels and drains, and widely used by local councils across Australia in open space areas. We do not use herbicide in areas where children play, or areas used for picnics. The product works by treating the root of the weed which avoids the build-up of seed banks for a more long-lasting result. When dry, it becomes inactive and does not provide residual weed control. You can read more on information on our Glyphosate Fact Sheet. In areas where glyphosate is not suitable, we employ other methods of weed control such as hand pulling or organic herbicide. 

Keeping our community green and clean with our weed control programs, we spray all the gutters, curbs, and paths to take care of those pesky weeds. The municipality is split into 20 zones which are sprayed on a 4 month cycle, and nine commercial precinct zones which are sprayed on a 4-week cycle. Please note, windy and rainy weather conditions may cause us to run behind our weed spraying schedule, and we appreciate your patience whilst we catch up.

If you notice any spots we missed or things blocking our way, just let us know through the easy My Port Phillip customer portal or the Snap Send Solve app. Let's team up to make our city weed-free and safe.

Parks and gardens

Mowing

City of Port Phillip is contracted by VicRoads to maintain main arterial roads within the municipality.

Playgrounds

Council conducts inspections at all council managed public space playgrounds.

Contact us

Our Parks and Trees team is here to help.

Send us a message on My Port Phillip

Phone: 03 9209 6777