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Urban canopy intelligence for smarter, greener cities 🌳 🌳

02/06/2026

The Green Links program has seen almost 40,000 plants go in the ground, 150+ hectares of w**d control, and more than 6,000 volunteers get involved.

Swipe to see what urban waterway restoration looks like in action. 🌳

01/06/2026

What does it take to protect a river corridor in a fast-growing urban catchment?

On 20 January 2026, new planning controls came into force across the Werribee River corridor — turning long-standing protection of the river's canopy and vegetation into a permit requirement. 🌳

Learn more about Tree Ledger, an environmental intelligence layer for cities: https://www.incanopy.com.au

29/05/2026

🗽 New York may be the city that never sleeps. Melbourne is the city building what’s next.

This week, we'll be one of 21 Victorian digital technology businesses are landing in NYC for TECH WEEK by a16z - backed by Global Victoria and the Victorian Government Trade and Investment Office, USA & Canada.

We are arriving to pitch, partner, scale and compete on the world stage. 🇺🇸

The U.S. remains Victoria’s highest-priority tech market and our companies will showcase why Melbourne has become one of the Asia-Pacific’s most dynamic innovation hubs:

🧠 Australia’s biggest AI cluster | Powered by 3 world-class supercomputers
👩‍💻 Home to 300,000+ ICT pros | Australia’s largest tech workforce
⚙️ A$142B in annual digital economy revenue
⬆️ 1 in 3 Victorian digital tech businesses already export globally with the US as their #1 market.

The Tech Week 2026 New York trade mission is about Victorian founders connecting with global investors, enterprise buyers and industry leaders, ready to prove that world-class technology is being built in Melbourne.

26/05/2026

Since 2011, 17,849 new trees or tall shrubs have been planted in Taylors Hill, VIC. 🌳

They’re growing about 0.3% in canopy each year. By 2035, they’re expected to add another 1.7% in total canopy cover.

We draw on over 15 years of canopy data to deliver suburb canopy insights across the City of Melbourne. Generate a report on your suburb: https://www.incanopy.com.au/suburbs/

Coming soon to more Australian cities. 👀

25/05/2026

What recovery looks like from above. 🌳

After the 2018 Tottenham fire devastated Stony Creek, VIC - killing 2,500 fish and affecting 8km of waterway - restoration began.

This is one section of Stony Creek, VIC between 2011 and 2025.

👉 68 new trees were planted in this section alone.
👉 Canopy cover rose from around 14% to 43.85%.

For context: the average across Melbourne's Western Suburbs sits at just 5.5%.

It's the result of sustained work from Melbourne Water, City of Maribyrnong, the Environment Protection Authority Victoria, Friends of Stony Creek and the broader community. 🌳🌳👏

🔗 Our platform, Tree Ledger, is the first to measure every urban tree, year after year. Learn more: https://incanopy.com.au

21/05/2026

Bayside City Council has prepared a new development plan for the Beaumaris Concourse Green. 🌳 Beaumaris Concourse

However, Beaumaris Conservation Society has lodged a submission raising concerns about the scale of the works and the impact on the Green's natural character.

They're asking members and residents to support that submission when public comment opens.

Decisions like this show up in the canopy for decades. Watch Beaumaris Conservation Society for more updates. 🌳🌳

19/05/2026

A green strip in Alexandra Parade, Fitzroy has been approved by Yarra City Council to be turned into a parking lot.

As part of the plan, trees and grass will be bulldozed, then the strip will be filled with concrete.

A petition is open for those who want to have their say: Gabrielle de Vietri 🌳🌳

https://gabrielledevietri.org.au/issue/save-the-alexandra-parade-median-strip/

18/05/2026

One industrial fire. Nearly 30 years' worth of damage to a waterway in a matter of days.

What followed is a story about what it actually takes to bring a creek back.

Do you have a connection to Stony Creek? We'd love to hear from you in the comments.

Friends of Stony Creek 🙌

14/05/2026

Two of three school sectors are growing canopy. One isn't.

The statewide average tells you canopy is rising. The sector data tells you who's being left behind. 🌳

Generate a report on your suburb's canopy: https://www.incanopy.com.au/suburbs/

12/05/2026

Viewbank, VIC. 📍

Government-managed land covers just over half of Viewbank but holds 66% of its canopy, growing at nearly three times the rate of private land.

The data shows what sustained stewardship of urban trees looks like.

But private land removals are running at double the rate of public, and private land holds a third of the suburb's canopy. Banyule City Council🌳🌳

What happens in backyards matters. 🌳

Generate a suburb report for your area: https://www.incanopy.com.au/suburbs/

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