Local Plants
Local Plants
Locally indigenous plants are the best choice for gardens, reserves and roadsides to help improve biodiversity within the Surf Coast Shire. To find out more about plants suited to your area you can use our Indigenous Planting Guides.
- Indigenous Plant Guide - Rural.pdf(PDF, 944KB)
- Indigenous Plant Guide - Urban(PDF, 577KB)(PDF, 577KB)
- Rural Indigenous Planting Guide Landscape Zones(PDF, 341KB)(PDF, 341KB)
- Rural Indigenous Planting Guide Soil Zones 1(PDF, 218KB)(PDF, 218KB)
- Rural Indigenous Planting Guide Soil Zones 2(PDF, 313KB)(PDF, 313KB)
- Rural Indigenous Planting Guide Soil Zones 3(PDF, 244KB)(PDF, 244KB)
- Rural Indigenous Planting Guide Soil Zones 4(PDF, 210KB)(PDF, 210KB)
- Rural Indigenous Planting Guide Soil Zones 5(PDF, 400KB)(PDF, 400KB)
- Rural Indigenous Planting Guide Soil Zones 6(PDF, 256KB)(PDF, 256KB)
- Surf-Coast Shire soil type zones(PDF, 328KB)(PDF, 328KB)
- ANGAIR Summer flowers guide(PDF, 2MB)(PDF, 2MB)
- ANGAIR Autumn flowers guide(PDF, 3MB)(PDF, 3MB)
- ANGAIR Winter flowers guide(PDF, 1MB)(PDF, 1MB)
- Surf Coast Shire Alternative Plants Guide(PDF, 1MB)(PDF, 1MB)
- Guidebook to grasslands and grassy woodlands of the Victorian Volcanic Plain
- Surf Coast Nature Search
Foraging on Council owned or managed land
You are not allowed to remove native plants from Council owned or managed land for any reason such as foraging for food, cutting firewood or the collection of flowers. Native plants, including their seed, roots, tubers, leaves and flowers, provide vital habitat and food for our native animals and are protected by law. For more information see Council’s Local Amenity Law and the Victorian Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act 1988. Note that fines apply for the removal of native plants from Council land.
Information on growing your own bush foods in your garden can be found on sites such as the Australian Plants Society (Victoria) and CERES .
Caution: Council may use herbicides, insecticides and inorganic fertilisers on land it owns and manages. Plants on Council owned or managed land may be affected by the use of these products.
Landscaping your Surf Coast Garden for Bushfire
As a property owner you have an important role to play in reducing bushfire risk by the way you design, develop and maintain your property. Council has developed a video and the Landscaping your Surf Coast Garden for Bushfire(PDF, 2MB)(PDF, 2MB) booklet to help.
Farm revegetation
The Arthur Rylah Institute has produced the following helpful fact sheets to assist landowners with their revegetation projects
- Revegetation in farm landscapes fact sheet 1 - What is the value of revegetation for nature conservation(PDF, 444KB)(PDF, 444KB)
- Revegetation in farm landscapes fact sheet 2 - Practical ways to improve revegetation for birds(PDF, 519KB)(PDF, 519KB)
- Revegetation in farm landscapes fact sheet 3 - How does it contribute to landscape restoration(PDF, 403KB)(PDF, 403KB)
- Revegetation in farm landscapes fact sheet 4 - The value of revegetation changes over time(PDF, 470KB)(PDF, 470KB)
- Revegetation in farm landscapes fact sheet 5 - Butterflies and revegetation(PDF, 426KB)(PDF, 426KB)
- Revegetation in farm landscapes fact sheet 6 - Recommendations for regional and farm planning(PDF, 4(PDF, 418KB)