Verges

A verge is the strip of land between the footpath and the kerb and road. It’s also the land on roundabouts and other traffic control devices.

Verges are treated with grass, compacted rubble or plants.

For information on what can or cannot happen on the verge, please review our Verge Management Policy.

You are encouraged to maintain the verge at the front and side of your house. This means:

• watering
• mowing
• weeding.

You can apply online to have assistance with; mowing, treatment or development of your verge.

We can provide help if you are aged or have disability and are unable to mow your verge. If eligible your verge lawns can be mowed up to eight times per year.

To help reduce verge maintenance lawn can be replaced with alternatives such as:

• indigenous grasses
• groundcovers
• compacted rubble.

Please note we can supply compacted rubble or garden loam (if existing materials are unsuitable) only. Other treatments are your expense.

You may develop the verge adjacent to your property.

Before undertaking any work, contact us to make sure that your plans meet the required standards.

You can plant ground covers and small shrubs.

You cannot plant trees. If you would like a tree to be planted contact us.

What we can do

If the existing materials are unsuitable we can:

• supply garden loam
• replace with compacted rubble
• water young trees planted by us.

What we can’t do

• plant new lawn
• supply plants
• look after new plants.