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18 May 2018
(18/5/2018) Smooth landing for Plane trees

The first phase of the City of Fremantle’s Kings Square tree relocation program kicked off in spectacular fashion on Wednesday, with a London Plane Tree seemingly floating along William Street on its way to its new home on the other side of Kings Square.

Since then, two more London Plane's have been successfully relocated in the square, with a further two trees being moved on Monday.

Phase one of the tree relocation is focused on trees within the footprint of the City of Fremantle’s new administration building and library, which will begin construction later this year.

A second phase of tree relocations will take place in July.

See how it was done:

Kings Square tree program

There are 40 mature trees in the Kings Square project area, including Moreton Bay figs, London Plane trees, Canary Island date palms and Queensland Brush Box trees. Approximately two-thirds of these will stay under the City of Fremantle’s tree strategy for Kings Square.

Of the 40 trees in the project area, 16 will be retained in their existing location, 10 will be relocated to other spots on the site and 14 will be removed.

The City of Fremantle is planting two new mature trees for every one removed, with the revamped Kings Square precinct featuring a total of 67 trees once the project is complete.

Last week the City removed two dying Moreton Bay figs and a Rottnest Island Tea Tree and next week council will decide on the future of two other Moreton Bay Figs in Kings Square which have been declining in health for many years.

Two Canary Island date palms were successfully relocated in July last year.

About Kings Square Fremantle renewal

It’s by far the biggest project ever undertaken by a Fremantle Council and is one of the biggest developments in Fremantle’s history.

The coordinated renewal of the Fremantle city centre includes the redevelopment of the Queensgate Centre, Queensgate car park and former Myer building owned by Sirona Capital.

It will also deliver new civic/community buildings including City of Fremantle administration offices and library, enhanced public spaces, commercial and retail offerings.

This once-in-a-generation project will create a civic, retail, commercial and community hub that is a vibrant, active and safe place which reflects Kings Square’s unique position in the heart of Fremantle.

The project will create more than 2100 new local jobs for Fremantle once operational, injecting $358m into the local economy.