Category: Medium (minimum 8m tall)
| Height: 10-12m Width: 8m Best feature: Showy lilac flowers in spring with dense summer shade and golden autumn colour Ideal for:  | 
Whitehorse City Council has 11 Councillors elected by residents to govern the city. Our Councillors provide updates on their work through columns in Whitehorse
Category: Large (minimum 12m tall)
| Height: 10-25m Width: 6-10m Best feature: Suits a wide range of soil types Ideal for: Larger gardens where wildlife is a bonus  | 
Category: Small (minimum 6m tall)
| Height: 7m Width: 6m Best feature: A fast-growing mallee gum that copes well with dry conditions. Rounded dense canopy, responds  | 
Learn about the bats that live in our city, from megabats like the grey-headed flying fox to the much smaller microbats. Tamsyn from Fly By Night Bat Clinic will talk about their life cycle, habitat requirements, the important role bats play as pollinators and how simple changes in garden netting can help keep them safe. Wednesday 12 November 2025
Whitehorse Council has a number of active and passionate environmental volunteer groups who regularly undertake weeding, planting, mulching and more in our
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