Here in the City of Canada Bay, we love our trees!
Our trees are some of the most important assets we have as a community. They assist us in adapting to climate change effects, cooling urban heat enhanced by hard surfaces in built environments, as well as cleaning our air and providing natural wind breaks. View our benefits of trees page to find out more about how trees help us.
We are lucky enough to have over 30,000 trees in the City of Canada Bay, with 2,000 of those trees in Rhodes alone!
About the We Love Our Trees campaign
The We Love Our Trees campaign is an urban canopy education campaign beginning in Rhodes in 2024 and rolling out to other parts of our area in 2025. The campaign will meet several priorities and actions outlined in the Urban Canopy Strategy, including actions 7.3.1 'Protect and value' and 7.3.4 'Engage and create', as well as several actions outlined in the Biodiversity Framework and Action Plan, including priority program 2.4.
Take our survey
Take our tree survey
We want your input! If you live in Rhodes, or just visit Rhodes on the weekend and have noticed our trees in public spaces, we want to hear from you.
Click the button below to take the survey. Your feedback will help us with our future tree planting and environmental education initiatives in Rhodes.
Upcoming events
Small Space Native Gardening Workshop
Date: 10:30am Saturday, 29 June
Location: Meeting Room 1, The Connection at 30 Shoreline Drive, Rhodes
Event: Learn how to grow native plants in pots and baskets, bringing biodiversity to your balcony or small outdoor space. The workshop will also include an educational component about the trees and biodiversity of Rhodes, allowing Rhodes residents to learn about Council’s efforts to green our most urbanised suburb.
Attendance is capped at 20 people and priority will be given to Rhodes residents living in apartments.
New trees
New trees in Rhodes
Starting in May 2024, we are planting 356 trees in Rhodes. For locations of these tree plantings, you can check out the map below.
The blue leaves on the map indicate approved spaces for new trees being planted from May 2024. Grey leaves indicate potential spaces for new trees which are yet to be assessed.
If you want more information on public tree plantings in Rhodes, contact Council's Urban Forester by calling 9911 6555 or by emailing council@canadabay.nsw.gov.au
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Watch this space...
We are planning and preparing exciting tree education initiatives, including accessible educational videos and workshops combining art and trees. We'll be sharing details on this page so watch this space!
