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Ipswich City Council

Gardening

Free Plant Program 

Ipswich City Council provides a Free Plant Program each financial year to assist residents to develop a greener, healthier lifestyle.

Over 500,000 trees have been distributed to the local community in the last five years, with this figure continually rising.

Plants are proudly propagated and grown in Ipswich City Council's production nursery.  Plant species are chosen and propagated to suit local climate and soil conditions.

As an Ipswich resident you are entitled to free plants every financial year under the Council's Free Plant Program.  The following entitlements are available upon presentation of proof of residency: 

Note: Please see the below table for the documents that must be presented.

  • Residential/Renters - 8 plants
  • Riparian Allotments (on a river) - 15 plants
  • Acreage (0.4ha - 4ha, 1 acre - 10 acres or 4000m² - 40,000m²) - 15 plants
  • Peri Urban (4ha - 20ha, 10 acres - 50 acres or 40,000m² - 200,000m²) - 30 plants
  • Habitat Gardens (Registered) - 30 Plants

Note: Owner occupiers of newly built homes (under 12 months old) will be entitled to a one-off allocation of 25 plants in addition to their annual allocation.  Please see the below table for the documents that must be provided. 

The following documents must be presented to receive the above plant entitlements:

Type of Resident Documents to be Presented
Home owner (Ratepayer) A current Rates Notice (copies are acceptable)
Defence Housing home occupant A voucher from the Defence Housing Authority and proof of current address (eg Drivers Licence)
Housing Commission home occupant Housing Commission Card and proof of current address (eg Drivers Licence)
Private Renter Your landlords current Rates Notice (copies are acceptable)
Home owner (Ratepayer) of newly build homes (under 12 months old)

A current Rates Notice (copies are acceptable) and a Certificate of Occupancy

 

or

 

A current Rates Notice (copies are acceptable) and a From 21

 

(A Certificate of Occupancy or Form 21 can be obtained by the owner through their builder)

Habitat Gardens Habitat Gardens registration letter and a copy of a current Rates Notice.

Note: A Drivers Licence will not be accepted by itself.


Free plants are also available to the following groups upon submission of an application and plan:

  • Sporting Club
  • School - including Day Care Centres  
  • Church
  • VCA's (Voluntary Conservation Agreements)  
  • Large Land Parcel (over 20ha or 50 acres)
  • Land For Wildlife (Registered) 
  • Wildlife Carer (Registered) 

Note: A maximum of 200 trees per annum may be allocated. 

For these groups to be eligible to receive the free plant allocation an application form and plan must be completed.  They can then be sent to Council at:

Free Plant Program
Ipswich City Council
PO Box 191
Ipswich QLD 4305


Application Forms for the issue of plants in these categories are available for download below, from the Nurseries or by calling the Ipswich City Council on (07) 3810 6666.  Plants from the above categories are selected by the Nursery Staff from the Flora Data Base.

Free Plant Application  Free Plant Application  (PDF, 421 kb) 

Nursery Opening Hours

Closed on Public Holidays 

Queens Park Nursery
Goleby Avenue, Ipswich

Wednesday and Thursday - Start time 7.30 am to 12.00 pm and 12.30 pm to 3.00 pm 
Saturday - 8.00 am to 12.00 pm

 

Goodna Nursery
Stuart Street, Goodna

Wednesday - 8.00 am to 12.00 pm  

NOTE: Please be aware that when collecting plants from Goodna Nursery the resident will only by supplied with a maximum 8 plants unless previous arrangements have been made with nursery staff.  (This is because there is currently no computer facilities available at this site to check property sizes or other various allocation entitlements as well as the limited number of plants that can be stored on site.)

Buying Plants

You may not be aware but the Ipswich City Council Nurseries also allow Ipswich residents to purchase plants at any time as long as proof of current residential location is confirmed at time of purchase (eg Drivers Licence).  Customers from outside the city of Ipswich cannot purchase plants from the Council nursery.  Plants can be purchased from the Queens Park Nursery only. 

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