If you have a tree on your property, then you are probably wondering about the tree rules and regulations of Melbourne that are in place that you need to comply with. The main concern you need to have in mind in order to ensure you do not take any actions that violate Melbourne law are applicable when it comes to cutting down a tree.

Local councils have the responsibility of ensuring trees in their area are protected through what are called Tree Preservation Orders. Often, these Tree Preservation Orders have the ability to prevent you from achieving your aims with the tree on your property by prohibiting any lopping, cutting down, ring barking, injuring, or wilfull destruction of all trees under their protection. This is the case for all trees specified under the Tree Preservation Orders, unless one has the consent of the local counsel to do such things.

If there is a tree on your property and you would like to and are considering doing any of the above listed actions on that tree, or any other action that could be considered wilfull destruction of a tree on your property, then the wise decision is to hold off on doing that right away. You should first check with the local council in your area in order to check whether or not the tree in question is protected by a Tree Preservation Order. Remember, it is always the wisest path of action to check with the local council before doing anything to the tree on your property, even if you are a private property order. It is just not worth it in the long run because the fines can be quite hefty for breaching a Tree Preservation Order.

In many of the areas in which trees are protected by local councils, the majority of the trees that are on both private and public property are under the protection of a Tree Preservation Order, which is why it is so important that you check before you do anything to a tree on your property.