Exempt tree species
The following species do not require a Vegetation Removal Permit from Council, except if they are a heritage item or in a heritage conservation area, listed on the Significant Tree Register or located in proximity of the Murray River.
Priority Environment Weed Species
| Common name | Botanical name |
|---|---|
| Cape Broom | Genista monspessulana |
| Flax-leaf Broom | Genista linifolia |
| Lantana | Lantana camara |
| Mesquite | Prosopis sp. |
| Prickly Pears | Austrocylindropuntia sp. Cylindropuntia sp. Opuntia sp. |
| Scotch Broom | Cytisus scoparius subsp. scoparius |
| Willow species | Salix sp. |
Environmental Weed Species
| Common name | Species name |
|---|---|
| All Ash species | Fraxinussp. |
| Bamboo species | Bambusasp. |
| Box Elder Variegated Box Elder | Acer negundosp. |
| Broom sp. | Genistasp. Cytisussp. |
| Camphor Laurel | Cinnamomum camphora |
| Canary Island Date Palm | Phoenix canariensis |
| Cassia | Cassiasp. |
| Castor Oil Plant | Ricinus communis |
| Chinese Tallow | Triadica sebifera |
| Cocos Palm | Sygarus romanzoffiana |
| Cootamundra Wattle | Acacia baileyana |
| Cotoneaster | Cotoneastersp. |
| Crab-apple | Malussp. |
| Early Black Wattle | Acacia decurrens |
| Evergreen Alder | Alnus jorullenis |
| False Acacia | Robinia pseudoacacia |
| Firethorn | Pyracanthasp. |
| Flinders Range Wattle | Acacia iteaphylla |
| Fruit trees | Prunus and citrus species |
| Golden Ash | Excelsior aurea |
| Golden Wreath Wattle | Acacia saligna |
| Gossamer Wattle | Acacia floribunda |
| Hackberry species | Celtissp. |
| Hawthorn | Crataegussp. |
| Liquidambar | Liquidambar styraciflua |
| Loquot | Eriobotrya japonica |
| Mirror Bush | Coprosma repens |
| New Zealand Cabbage Palm | Cordyline australis |
| Oleander | Nerium oleaner |
| Olive* | Olea europaea *Fruiting varieties only |
| Ovens Wattle | Acacia pravissima |
| Pittosporum | Pittosporumsp. |
| Plum | Prunussp. |
| Poplar | Populussp. |
| Privet | Ligustrumsp. |
| Queensland Silver Wattle | Acacia podalyrifolia |
| Rhus Tree | Toxicodendron succedaneum |
| Senna | Sennasp. |
| Silky Oak | Grevillea robusta |
| Snowy River Wattle | Acacia boormani |
| Strawberry Tree | Arbutus unedo |
| Sydney Golden Wattle | Acacia longifolia |
| Tree Lucerne (Tagasaste) | Chamaecytisus proliferus |
| Tree-of-heaven | Ailanthus altissima |
| Wild Tobacco | Solanum mauritaianum |
| Yucca | Yuccasp. |