Greater Shepparton City Council is working around the clock to service the trees across the municipality, with the recent weather conditions creating a perfect environment for tree growth.
Growth rates have increased significantly of late due to the warm conditions. This, combined with the long wet winter and the floods the region has faced, has resulted in Council’s pruning program being delayed.
To address this, Council has increased resources to help get the program back on track and to schedule.
Director Infrastructure, Gary Randhawa, thanked the community for their patience while Council worked through the delays.
“We apologise for the delay in getting the trees pruned and maintained across the region. The recent weather and associated emergencies has resulted in delays, while ideal growing conditions has increased tree growth significantly,” he said.
“The impact of the floods followed by the Tatura storm that hit late in December has seen Council resources stretched to deal with these emergencies. There is a lot of maintenance that needs to be done around the region and we have increased the available resources in our Tree Department to get the program back on track.
“Council Officers will be prioritising the most urgent tree work. If you see staff pruning across Greater Shepparton please follow any temporary speed limits and signage in place. We thank the community for their patience during this time.”
