Routine maintenance - trees and parks
Here at the City of Port Phillip, we want to keep our neighbourhoods safe and beautiful for everyone. From checking trees to maintaining parks, we've got it all covered. Our team takes care of tree inspections, pruning, park maintenance, sports fields, mowing, playground safety, and weed control. All of these works are conducted in line with our Urban Forest Strategy. So, whether you're enjoying the outdoors or playing in the park, we're working hard to make sure everything's in tip-top shape.
Check out the table below for a list of scheduled works. Let's keep our community thriving together.
Schedules may vary due to weather if conditions prohibit safe operation. During times of rapid grass growth, e.g. Spring or high rainfall, we may direct extra resources to these activities, or complete weekend mowing. During times of slower grass growth, resources may be redirected elsewhere.
Tree Works
City of Port Phillip conducts routine tree inspections across the municipality.
| Maintenance type | Location | Frequency |
| Tree Inspections | All Council trees | Annually |
| Tree pruning as needed | For trees under High Voltage powerlines Electrical Line Clearance tree pruning map (updated April 2025) | Annually |
| Tree pruning as needed | All other trees - streets & parks | Every 2 years |
Parks & Gardens
| Maintenance type | Location | Frequency |
| Parks and Gardens Maintenance | Major Parks - St Kilda Botanical Gardens & St Vincent Gardens | Gardeners on site daily |
| Parks and Gardens Maintenance | Major Parks - Garden City Reserve & Alma Park | Gardeners on-site every second day |
| Parks and Gardens Maintenance | Minor Parks & traffic treatments | Fortnightly |
Mowing
City of Port Phillip is contracted by VicRoads to maintain main arterial roads within the municipality.
| Maintenance type | Location | Frequency |
| Mowing | Arterial (VicRoads) roads centre medians | Monthly |
| Mowing | All parks & Council maintained nature strips | Fortnightly |
| Mowing | Sports fields | Weekly |
Playgrounds
Council conducts inspections at all council managed public space playgrounds.
| Maintenance type | Location | Frequency |
| Playground inspections | All Council managed public space playgrounds | Weekly |
| Playground safety audits | All Council managed public space playgrounds | Monthly |
Roadside and laneway spraying program
Keeping our community green and clean with our weed control programs, we spray all the gutters, curbs, and paths to take care of those pesky weeds. The municipality is split into 20 zones which are sprayed on a 9-week cycle, and nine high profile precinct zones which are sprayed on a 3-week cycle. An updated map of the zones will be available shortly. Please note, windy and rainy weather conditions may cause us to run behind our weed spraying schedule, and we appreciate your patience whilst we catch up.
If you notice any spots we missed or things blocking our way, just let us know through the easy My Port Phillip customer portal or the Snap Send Solve app. Let's team up to make our city weed-free and safe.
Contact us
Our Parks and Trees team is here to help.
Send us a message on My Port Phillip
Phone: 03 9209 6777