Post-bushfire hazardous tree works updates
Pyrenees Shire Council is undertaking a range of fire recovery measures to ensure the safety of the community, and this includes the removal of hazardous trees along roadsides in bushfire-impacted areas of the Shire. As managers of these roads, Council is legally responsible for making sure they are as safe as possible for everyone who uses them.
Pyrenees Shire Council acknowledges the removal of trees can exacerbate the trauma some residents have experienced with the fire event, and is engaging with affected landowners about upcoming work. You can see works program updates in the section below.
Council appreciates that roadsides are very important to our residents and can have significant conservation values. Council will continue to take advice from various sources to ensure the best decisions are made when it comes to tree removal and the long-term regeneration of roadsides.
For more information about the hazardous tree removal works, please phone Council's Recovery Team on 1300 797 363.
Program of works updates
This section is updated regularly with information on the removal of significant and immediate risk trees along roadsides in fire-impacted areas in the Pyrenees Shire after the Bayindeen fires in early 2024.
Roadside tree pruning and removal - May/June 2025
Pruning and removal of hazardous trees affected by the Bayindeen bushfire is scheduled to take place in late May and June 2025.
The planned works rely on the assessments and recommendations of arboriculture consultants Homewood Consulting (arborist B. Kenyon).
A total of 69 fire-affected trees in the Raglan area require either pruning works or removal based on advice received from Homewood Consulting. The works will be undertaken by appropriately qualified specialist tree-removal contractors and environmental, biodiversity and cultural values are managed during these operations.
A summary of works is as follows:
|
Trees scheduled for removal |
Trees scheduled for pruning |
| Mount Cole Road |
7 |
5 |
| Ditchfields Road |
0 |
1 |
| Richardsons Road |
9 |
8 |
| Raglan-Elmhurst Road |
13 |
11 |
| Back Raglan Road |
7 |
8 |
| Total |
36 |
33 |
If you have any questions or concerns about the scheduled works, please contact Council's Environment and Sustainability Coordinator on 1300 797 363.
Roadside debris works - March-April 2025
A DEECA program to remove roadside debris in and around Raglan was completed in April 2025. Burnt debris and hazardous trees felled during the February 2024 fire response were being removed from eight roads:
- Drews Lane
- Lucardies Road
- Aherns Road
- Ferntree Gully Road
- Back Raglan Road
- Tip Road
- Red Hill Road
- Graveyard Hill Road
No pruning or removal of standing trees took place during these operations.
Woodchips processed during the operation are available for locals to collect from Raglan Recreation Reserve.