Cash rebates offered for planting native trees
As part of a multimillion-dollar investment to improve Western Australia’s urban canopy, the WA Government is offering residents cash rebates for planting trees in their backyards. This includes people impacted by polyphagous shot-hole borer (PSHB).
Over the next four years, under two separate urban greening initiatives, up to 10,000 residents a year can claim a cash rebate up to $150 on the purchase of a native tree through the Treebate program, a $6.9 million initiative that is open to all WA residents aged over 18 years.
For Western Australians impacted by PSHB, the $7.2 million WA Tree Recovery Program is also offering rebates to replace trees lost to the invasive beetle.
Eligible landowners can claim up to $150 for every tree removed under the authorisation of the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) because of polyphagous shot-hole borer.
Rebates for both Treebate and the WA Tree Recovery Program can be claimed via the ServiceWA app. Alternative claim methods are available via the Department of Water and Environmental Regulation website.
Residents are encouraged to plant trees that support WA’s native biodiversity.
For more information or to apply for the rebates, visit WA Tree Recovery | Western Australian Government and Treebate.
DPIRD is leading the nationally funded biosecurity response to manage PSHB. Find advice and information about PSHB in WA.
“The planting of thousands of trees under these two programs will build on the State Government’s urban greening initiatives, creating communities that are greener, healthier and more liveable,” said Environment Minister Matthew Swinbourn.
“Everything we can do to enhance and plant more trees across Perth and our entire State will unlock a range of social, economic and environmental benefits for the entire community.”
