Tree removals in Centennial Park, Wednesday 2 October and Thursday 3 October, 2024
Greater Sydney Parklands will be removing one Pine tree from the eastern edge of Lachlan Swamp (near the Labyrinth) in Centennial Park on
Wednesday 2 October and 4 Paperbark trees from the same area on
Thursday 3 October.
Unfortunately, each of these trees had reached the end of their life and were essential removals.
These removal dates will be dependent on good weather.
Map of the location of the trees which will be removed
Tree replacement strategy
Centennial Parklands receive over 30 million visits annually so public safety is our top priority. The tree population of Centennial Parklands is now over 16,000 with 234 different species.
As trees decline and reach the end of their life, the risk of branch failure or a tree becoming structurally unsound increases and needs to be closely monitored and managed. Eventually a tree may need to be removed once other tree management strategies become insufficient for public safety or sustaining the health of a tree. Learn more about
‘Circle of (a tree) Life’
In the next 40 years, a large percentage of our tree population, especially those that are already mature or over-mature will need to be replaced due to their terminal decline. To combat this, we plant trees annually to succeed trees reaching the end of the lifelcycle. We aim to replace all trees removed due to age, as soon as possible as well as increasing the tree population each year to ensure that Centennial Parklands remains one of Sydney’s best loved and healthy green spaces. Find out more about our
tree planting and maintenance program.