This morning, a representative of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) attended the hearing of private criminal matters against five Councillors and Council’s CEO. The DPP took over all matters, and the charges have been dismissed.
The purpose of the Hepburn Significant Tree Register is to identify and protect significant trees in the Shire. Trees on the register may be important because of their visual, historic, ecological, cultural, commemorative, or other significance.
Council is accepting nominations for the Significant Tree Register and will continue to update the register as nominations are reviewed.
Please complete the form below to nominate a tree for recognition and protection.
Nominate a tree now
Council will progress a project to review all nominations and will recommend trees suitable for protection via a future planning scheme amendment. The planning scheme amendment process will be used to determine whether a Heritage Overlay or Vegetation Protection Overlay would be most suitable for each tree.
The Significant Tree Register was adopted on 22 December 2016 and included in the Hepburn Planning Scheme through Amendment C54. This amendment created a register to protect significant trees as recommended in the Hepburn Significant Tree Register - Statements of Significance Report.
If you have any queries about the Significant Tree Register contact our Strategic Planning Team on strategicplanning@hepburn.vic.gov.au or (03) 5348 2306.