Nature Strips

This brings the West Coast into line with other Councils across Australia where residents have primary responsibility for the maintenance of nature strips.

Residents are required to mow, weed and remove litter from the nature strip outside their property.

See images above for areas of responsibility.

A nature strip is the area of public land located between your property boundary and the back of the street kerb, road edge or open drainage (whichever comes first).

You, or your property manager, should advise the tenant that nature strip maintenance is their responsibility.

Let us know what you would like to do by completing a nature strip modification request form and we’ll assess your application.

An open dran is designed to carry water, such as rain away from a street.

An open drain is larger than a gutter.

If a resident is unable to maintain their nature strip due to age, disability, illness or other circumstance, they may be eligible for assistance from Council.

Complete the Application for Mowing of Nature Strip by Council form, or visit the Council office to submit the form for assessment.

West Coasters are proud of their community and maintaining nature strips provides residents with an opportunity to beautify and maintain areas within their neighbourhoods whilst enabling Council staff to undertake other works.

Council will communicate with any residents who are not appropriately maintaining their nature strip.

Open drains and the area between an open drain and the road are the responsibility of Council.

Residents are responsible for the area from the property boundary to the open drain (see images above).

If they like, residents can plant vegetation that’s appropriate for the local environment and doesn’t impede traffic.

A list of approved vegetation and size requirements is available in the Nature Strip Policy.