Leafy City Program

Creating greener, cooler, and more comfortable neighbourhoods for everyone.

The City of Joondalup Leafy City Program provides increased urban canopy cover by planting trees within the City’s suburban streetscapes, to create cooler, inviting green urban spaces for residents and mitigate the increasing heat-island effect.

The Leafy City Program launched in May 2017 and to date, over 4,500 new trees have been added to the urban canopy among the City’s neighbourhoods.

Where will the next program roll out?

The next round of tree planting will occur along selected streets in the suburbs of Duncraig, Edgewater, and Mullaloo. Suburbs receiving the Leafy City Program have been identified as ‘hot-spots’ via thermal mapping and tree-canopy surveying, with selection being supported by the advice and planning of the City’s arborist, landscape architects and civil engineers.

The selected streets receiving Leafy City Program trees in 2023 are:

When will the program roll out?

The next round of tree planting will occur between May through to August 2023. Preparation works on properties with hardstand verge surfaces will commence in April 2023. Property owners and residents will be informed prior to works commencing in their areas, and the City aims to work together with local residents to help create cooler inviting green urban spaces to live in for everyone.

For further information on the Leafy City Program please refer to the attachments below or contact the City’s Customer Care Team on 9400 4000 or by info@joondalup.wa.gov.au

Please note that due to a number of restricting factors, such as sightline considerations and proximity to existing services, infrastructure and property boundaries, unfortunately not all property verges are able to receive a street tree through the Leafy City Program.

If your street is not included in the Leafy City Program for 2023 and you would like a tree planted to your verge, please visit the City’s Street Tree Planting page for more information.

Which tree species will be planted along my street?

The Program will be providing an assortment of suitable tree species that have been selected by the City’s arborist, 15 different species in total, to be planted in a consistent alignment and aesthetic along each street. Please see below for more information on the selected tree species for each particular Program street.

Duncraig

Mullaloo

Edgewater