- Local government grants open to replace trees and futureproof against polyphagous shot-hole borer
- Grants up to $100,000 per project available under WA Tree Recovery Program
- Cook Labor Government delivering on its priority to protect and restore the environment while creating greener, cooler and more liveable suburbs
Grants are open to local governments across Perth and Peel to enhance suburban tree canopies, protect and restore the environment, and create greener, cooler and more liveable suburbs.
The State Government is committed to planting one million trees by 2035 and increasing the metropolitan tree canopy to 30 per cent by 2040 as part of the Urban Greening Strategy.
Practical actions and initiatives to support this commitment include local government grants as part of the $7.2 million WA Tree Recovery Program to respond to the shot-hole borer.
The first round of grants in 2025 awarded almost $1 million in funding, leading to more than 2,700 new trees planted across 20 local governments.
A second round is now open, with grants available for replacing trees lost to shot-hole borer as well as proactive planting projects that expand urban canopy, strengthen biodiversity and help futureproof suburbs against rising temperatures.
Up to $100,000 is available per tree-planting project and local governments can apply for multiple projects.
Councils that applied for the first round are welcome to apply again for projects across the 2027 and 2028 planting seasons.
For more information or to apply for the grants, visit WA Tree Recovery - Local Government Grant Program .
The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development is leading the biosecurity response to manage shot-hole borer and provides advice and information for WA.
As stated by the Environment Minister Matthew Swinbourn:
"The Cook Labor Government is delivering on its commitment to protect and restore the environment while creating greener, cooler and more liveable suburbs across Perth and Peel.
"These grants will help local governments replace trees lost to shot-hole borer, expand urban canopy, and futureproof communities against rising temperatures.
"More trees mean more shade, cooler streets, stronger biodiversity and healthier communities, which is why we're continuing to invest in the urban environments Western Australians want to live in."
As stated by Acting Agriculture and Food Minister Don Punch:
"Our communities deeply value their trees, and we recognise how the borer has affected our urban canopy.
"Local governments and residents have been vital partners in this biosecurity response, and I'm pleased the Cook Labor Government is delivering meaningful support to help replant and renew the urban canopy and strengthen its long-term resilience."
