"Treebate" to create leafy streets

15 January 2025

 

WA Labor is set to double Perth's tree cover with one million more trees.

Environment Minister Reece Whitby has announced a re-elected Cook Labor Government will take action to double Perth’s tree cover to 30 per cent by 2040.

This is a new $16.9 million program including ‘treebates’ to improve Perth tree canopy.

The WA-first $150 ‘treebate’ will be delivered under a re-elected Cook Labor Government.
 
One million new trees will be planted by 2035 to help double Perth’s tree cover by 2040.

Environment Minister Reece Whitby has announced a re-elected Cook Labor Government will take action to double Perth’s tree cover to 30 per cent by 2040.

One million new trees will be planted in metropolitan Perth by 2035 with the help of the new $10 million urban canopy growth program, through grants provided to State Government agencies, local governments and community organisations to plant trees on available land.

In a WA-first, a new $150 household ‘treebate’ will be delivered under the plan to encourage Western Australians to plant more native trees on their properties, with $6.9 million allocated to provide 10,000 ‘treebates’ per year.

These ‘treebates’, available to all WA residents 18 years and over, will support Western Australians to purchase native trees such as Banksia, Jarrah, Eucalyptus and Tuart from WA nurseries and other retailers, redeemable via the ServiceWA app.

This election commitment will build on the Cook Labor Government’s initiatives such as the Urban Greening Grants Program and the WA Tree Recovery program to increase urban canopy.