Native Vegetation

As part of our commitment to maintain the natural environment, we provide a variety of resources that support the use of native plants for revegetation.  We provide landholders assistance with:

Rural Tree Grants

and

Information regarding the Preparation for Bushfire Vegetation Management (10/50 Rule)

Indigenous Plants Revegetation Guide

This free booklet is available at Customer Service Centres or from the Natural Environment Team. This guide is filled with valuable information on indigenous plants well suited to the local area.  Indigenous plants create an attractive landscape in both bush and garden settings as well as provide great habitat and food for native wildlife. The guide includes an extensive array of information regarding plant communities, methods of revegetation, seed type variations and planting zones. Apart from the numerous photographs to assist identification, there is an informative table which indicates which planting zome and landscape location each plant will grow best in.  

West Gippsland Seedbank

The local West Gippsland Seedbank, promote the maintenance of the natural environment through revegetation. They collect, clean, and store indigenous seeds  from the West Gippsland Region, under Permit from DSE & Baw Baw Shire. Seeds are later sold to local landowners, Landcare groups, Greening Australia, Melbourne Water and local Native Nurseries.

The planting of indigenous plants is encouraged to maintain the biodiversity of the region. They also promote and provide the Indigenous Plant Revegetation Guide to all new volunteers attending Training or those interested in choosing the right species for the right location. The booklet is available from Customer  Service Centres, or can be dowloaded from the Related Links tab.

For more information contact our Natural Environment team:

on 5624 2599 or 5624 2409