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:
Duncraig |
Edgewater |
Mullaloo |
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| Burragah Way | Kariong Circuit | Edgewater Drive | Dampier Avenue |
| Chessell Drive | Lilburne Road | Lakeview Drive | Karalundie Way |
| Gilbert Road | Marri Road | Outlook Drive | Koorana Road |
| Glenbar Road | Nicholli Street | Regatta Drive | Korella Street |
| Glengarry Drive | Poynter Drive | Treetop Avenue | Meridian Drive |
| Granadilla Street | Readshaw Road | Scaphella Avenue | |
| Guron Road | West View Boulevard | ||
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
Street |
Tree Species |
| Burragah Way | Jacaranda (Jacaranda mimosifolia) |
| Chessell Drive | Tuckeroo (Cupaniopsis anacardioides)
Cook Pine (Araucaria columnaris) – Median Strip Only |
| Gilbert Road | White Crepe Myrtle (Lagerstroemia indica “Natchez”) |
| Glenbar Road | Royal Poinciana (Delonix regia)
Tuart (Eucalyptus gomphocephala) – Park Verges Only |
| Glengarry Drive | Broad-leaved / Red Flowering Paperbark (Melaleuca viridiflora) |
| Granadilla Street | Jacaranda (Jacaranda mimosifolia) |
| Guron Road | Chinese Pistachio (Pistacia chinensis)
Coral Gum (Eucalyptus torquata) – Under Powerlines |
| Kariong Circuit | Chinese Pistachio (Pistacia chinensis) |
| Lilburne Road | Chinese Elm (Ulmus parvifolia) |
| Marri Road | Yellow Bloodwood (Corymbia eximia)
Weeping Bottlebrush (Callistemon viminalis) – Under Powerlines |
| Nicholli Street | Jacaranda (Jacaranda mimosifolia) |
| Poynter Drive | Broad-leaved / Red Flowering Paperbark (Melaleuca viridiflora) |
| Readshaw Road | Liquidamber (Liquidambar styraciflua) |
Mullaloo
Street |
Tree Species |
| Dampier Avenue | Mugga Ironbark (Eucalyptus Sideroxylon) |
| Karalundie Way | Tuckeroo (Cupaniopsis anacardioides)
Coral Gum (Eucalyptus torquata) – Under Powerlines |
| Koorana Road | Jacaranda (Jacaranda mimosifolia) |
| Korella Street | Tuart (Eucalyptus gomphocephala) – Natural Area Verges Only |
| Meridian Drive | Yellow Bloodwood (Corymbia eximia) |
| Scaphella Avenue | Broad-leaved / Red Flowering Paperbark (Melaleuca viridiflora) |
| West View Boulevard | Liquidamber (Liquidambar styraciflua) |
Edgewater
Street |
Tree Species |
| Edgewater Drive | Mugga Ironbark (Eucalyptus Sideroxylon) – Residential Verges
Tuart (Eucalyptus gomphocephala) – Non-residential Verges Only |
| Lakeview Drive | Jacaranda (Jacaranda mimosifolia) |
| Outlook Drive | Chinese Elm (Ulmus parvifolia) |
| Regatta Drive | Chinese Pistachio (Pistacia chinensis) |
| Treetop Avenue | Liquidamber (Liquidambar styraciflua) |