What do trees mean to you? Have your say

Have your say on tree management within Baw Baw Shire, including tree species selection, preservation actions and inspection guidelines.
The draft tree management policy and draft tree management plan were publicly released last week, with feedback sought by Sunday, February 25.
Combining six policies and guidelines, the two documents outline council's position and legal requirements on managing trees as well as a detailed plan for trees within urban and rural maintenance areas.
An officer report said the documents included: service levels; risk, damage and insurance procedures; tree amenity values; tree protection zones; private planting roadsides; management of tree pests and diseases; overhanging trees and interference with TV reception, solar panels, fence lines and leaf litter; tree maintenance techniques regarding removal, pruning, habitat trees and replacement of inappropriate tree species under powerlines; heritage and memorial trees; trees overhanging gravel walking tracks and trails; and, trees within unused road reserves.
A list of "appropriate species to plant on council-managed land" was reviewed as part of the process to inform council officers and developers, aid in the mitigation of climate change and promote species diversity.
"The management of trees on council land and land under council's control will continue to increase as further areas are developed and are inherited by council," the report said. "These financial impacts are planned for within council's long term financial strategy allowance."
The report added the tree management policy and plan would provide guidance to council, particularly when residents request works with no health and safety reasoning.
"This will aid in the retention of trees and tree canopy," it said.
Cr Tricia Jones said some elements had been retained from existing tree management policies and other information included to formalise council's position.
Cr Jones believed the preferred trees species list would be "a very important element of the plan that the community will be looking at".
"I encourage the community and developers to give us your thoughts on the all-encompassing tree document," Cr Jones said.
Cr Michael Leaney noted the community often took our trees in streets and parklands for granted.
"Our officers actually spend a lot of time actually assessing them, actually working with them, making sure they're safe and the community is safe," Cr Leaney said.
Visit bawbawconnect.com.au/treemanagement to read the draft plan and share your feedback before February 25.