nature strip
No approval for nature-strip planting
Climate Action Team members are frustrated that a nature-strip planting demonstration in Colac planned for this month cannot proceed because council guidelines were “under review”.
Council approves changes to local laws
Changes to smoking laws, temporary accommodation rules and nature strip use will soon come into force across Surf Coast Shire Council.
Surf Coast nature strip policy to become law
New rules to govern gardens and gravel in nature strips are back on track in Surf Coast Shire, with the council moving to enshrine the rules in law.
Councillor turfs Surf Coast’s nature strip policy
Surf Coast Shire residents don’t need to comply with their shire’s new nature strip guidelines just yet, after a councillor pointed out that the policy wasn’t legally enforceable.
Gravel nature strips ruled out
Well-kept grass and modest plantings are acceptable landscaping for Surf Coast Shire nature strips, but gravel and concrete are out, under new nature strip guidelines.