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Practical guides for council tree teams

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Guides

Flagship guides and scorecards

These guides are the most-requested downloads. Each comes with a short form so we can send the latest version and any future updates.

Flagship guide

Council Tree Asset Management Guide

A practical guide to structuring tree records, inspections, work history and contractor evidence for council tree operations. The right starting point for most teams.

Core fields a tree asset record should always contain
How inspections, works and contractor activity update the record
Simple operational loop for defensible tree risk records
Sample checklists and register quality measures

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Self-assessment

Register Quality Scorecard

Twelve weighted questions, takes about 15 minutes, returns a banded result with the most likely failure mode and three fixes you can implement this quarter.

For parks, asset and operations teams
Banded result with most likely failure mode
Three prioritised fixes per quarter
Built specifically for Australian councils

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Checklists

Operational checklists

Short, opinionated checklists you can use directly inside council operations. These ship as part of the broader resource library and are linked from related articles where relevant.

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Council Tree Register Checklist

The operational fields every council tree register should contain — beyond species and location.

Best for: Parks, asset and environment teams reviewing their register quality.

ChecklistComing soon

Tree Inspection Field Data Checklist

What to capture during a structured tree inspection so the record reflects field reality.

Best for: Council inspectors, consulting arborists and contracted inspectors.

ChecklistComing soon

Contractor Evidence Checklist

The minimum proof-of-work councils should expect from vegetation contractors at job closeout.

Best for: Operations managers and contract supervisors.

ChecklistComing soon

Tree Work Order Closeout Checklist

Closeout fields that ensure each completed work order updates the tree record properly.

Best for: Operations and works supervisors.

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Templates

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Structured starting points for tree registers, inspection forms, risk records, contractor proof-of-work and canopy reporting.

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