Berms and trees

The Council has recently changed its contractor for the maintenance of property and reserves. The new contractor is City Care. The contract includes the mowing of urban street berms adjacent to Council parks and reserves.

If residents are unable or unwilling to mow their own berm Council will cut it once the grass height reaches approximately 150mm. The great majority of residents have pride in the appearance of their property and maintain their berms to a far higher standard than this. However to mow to the same tidy well kept condition the mowing frequency would have to be roughly three times as often and of course cost three times as much.

So to keep our town looking tidy and the berm mowing cost (and therefore your rates) down Council would appreciate residents assisting by mowing the berms outside their own properties – as most already do.

If you are unable to cut your berm, contact the Council with the request and we will instruct City Care to cut it to keep it tidy. For everyone else, please mow your street berm and help keep our town looking good. If the berm “has been let go” and is too long for your mower for the initial cut, also contact the Council.

Trees
Trees and hedges, like the grass, are growing energetically at this time. With the warmer weather people are out walking and the last thing they need is to hit their head or swipe their face on branches or vegetation overhanging the footpath or berm. 

It is the responsibility of residents to keep the trees and hedges on their boundary pruned so that they do not overhang or obstruct pedestrians walking on berms and footpaths.

Please ensure that your trees don’t overhang your street boundary lower than 2.5 metres above the ground and keep hedges cut back to the boundary line.