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Wyndham City Council

12 suburbs

Usually not for an exotic tree in a back garden: Wyndham has no local law covering trees on private land.

Hobsons Bay City Council

6 suburbs

Yes, if the trunk measures 110 cm around or more at 1.5 m above the ground (single trunk, or the stems of a multi-trunk tree added together): Hobsons Bay calls that a significant tree and requires a local-law permit ($137, about 15 business days).

Melton City Council

22 suburbs

For native vegetation, yes — Melton requires a planning permit to remove, destroy or lop it under Clause 52.17 (Clause 52.16 inside the growth areas), and the Commonwealth can be involved on the western grasslands.

Brimbank City Council

15 suburbs

Only if the tree is on Brimbank’s Significant Tree Register, which the local laws protect, or if it is a canopy tree near the front or rear boundary under the state-wide clause.

Maribyrnong City Council

8 suburbs

Only if the tree is one of the 73 individual trees and three pairs on the Maribyrnong Significant Tree Register (2021), which now carry permanent planning controls, or if it is a canopy tree near a boundary under the state-wide clause.

Moorabool Shire Council

10 suburbs

Often, yes: Moorabool’s own guidance is that most trees and vegetation require a planning permit to be removed, destroyed or lopped — native vegetation under the state regulations, with an offset, and other trees where heritage, amenity or waterway overlays apply.

City of Melbourne

7 suburbs

Only if the tree is one of the 268 on the City of Melbourne’s Exceptional Tree Register, which the planning scheme protects, or if it is a canopy tree near a boundary in a residential zone under the state-wide clause.

City of Greater Geelong

28 suburbs

Greater Geelong has no local law for trees on private land — its 2024 review chose not to introduce one — so the test is the state canopy-tree clause: a planning permit for a canopy tree on a vacant residential lot, or one near the front or rear boundary of a lot with a house, decided through VicSmart in about ten business days.

City of Port Phillip

7 suburbs

Yes, if the trunk is 150 cm around or more measured 1 m from the base (or the exterior stems of a multi-trunk tree add up to that): Port Phillip requires a significant-tree permit, decided by the council arborist in about ten business days, on top of any planning permit.

Moonee Valley City Council

9 suburbs

Yes, if it is a “canopy tree”: 110 cm or more around the trunk at 1.5 m (stems of a multi-trunk tree added together), or 150 cm at ground level.

Yarra City Council

8 suburbs

Yes, if the trunk is 125.66 cm around (a 40 cm diameter) or more at ground level or at 1.5 m — Yarra calls that significant vegetation and requires a local-law permit, usually with an arborist’s report.

City of Stonnington

5 suburbs

Yes, for a significant tree — 140 cm or more around the trunk at 1.4 m (trunks added together for a multi-stem tree), 180 cm at the base, or a tree on the Significant Tree Register: Stonnington requires a Tree Works Permit to prune or remove it, or to dig or build inside its root zone.

Hume City Council

3 suburbs

Hume’s tree policy covers street and reserve trees, not private gardens, so for a planted tree the question is the planning scheme: the state canopy-tree clause in the residential zones, and any vegetation, heritage or bushfire overlay on the title.

Merri-bek City Council

2 suburbs

Yes, for a “mature tree” — 8 m or taller with a trunk diameter over 40 cm at 1.2 m (single or combined) — or a tree on the Significant Tree Register: Merri-bek requires a Tree Works Permit to remove it or to prune more than 15 per cent of its canopy.

City of Boroondara

2 suburbs

Yes, for a canopy tree — 110 cm or more around the trunk at 1.4 m (stems combined), or 150 cm at ground level — Boroondara requires a permit to remove it, even if it is dead or a recognised weed.

Glen Eira City Council

2 suburbs

Yes, in most cases: Glen Eira’s Canopy Tree Protection Local Law requires a permit to prune, remove or work near a canopy tree — the council lists palms over 8 m, trees over 5 m, trunks (or combined trunks) of 140 cm circumference at 1.4 m, and stumps of 140 cm at ground level — and any classified tree.

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