Building a greener future for Maitland
Our Greening Plan aims to enhance the urban environment with strategic plantings, seedlings, and street trees. These efforts help create a cooler, more sustainable city, improve air quality, and support a vibrant ecosystem.
Strategic targets we are meeting
Creating biodiversity corridors
This is helping us achieve Goal 1.1 of our Green & Blue Maitland target.
Creates community engagement and spaces
This is helping us achieve Goal 1.4 of our Green & Blue Maitland target.
Increases canopy cover in residential areas
This is helping us achieve Goal 2.3 of our Livable & resilient communities target.
Get involved
Join local planting events, request street trees, or use our free native seedling giveaway to help make Maitland greener and more resilient.
Upcoming Greening events
Native seedling giveaway
Maitland residents can attend seedling giveaway events held throughout the year to receive free native shrubs and groundcovers suitable for urban backyards, with shrubs typically growing up to 3-4 meters tall. Tenants are required to get landowner approval before collecting.
Each household can collect up to six (6) seedlings for one property, available while stocks last. Proof of Maitland residency is required.
- Wednesday 20 May, 9.30am
World Bee Day
All library locations
Community planting days
Council hosts Community Planting Days in Autumn and Spring, inviting residents to plant trees and ask environmental experts about biodiversity. Bring a hat, drink bottle, gloves, long sleeves, pants, and enclosed footwear to participate as we work together to green Maitland’s local spaces.
- No upcoming planting days
Green Communities workshops
The Council runs periodic community workshops on living a more environmentally sustainable life, covering topics such as backyard gardening, waste management, stormwater management, energy and water use, and planting native vegetation.
- Earth Market Environment and Sustainability
Join us at the first Thursday of every month at Earth Market from 9am-11am to have a chat about all things environment and sustainability with Council. - Storytime Compost Awareness Week
Wednesday 6 May from 10am, East Maitland Library
Thursday 7 May from 10am, Thornton Library
Members of the Environment and Sustainability team will join Storytime at our libraries to teach all about home composting and worm farming. Learn small steps that help us all care for the environment together.
Find your community
Home and street trees
Follow our progress
Greening report card
Explore our Greening Plan report card to see how we're enhancing biodiversity and habitat with over 85 hectares revegetated.