Each year, the City of Swan’s Free Trees and Plants Giveaway offers residents a selection of native, waterwise plants to support revegetation across both urban and rural properties in the City. It’s part of the City’s commitment to conserving our natural environment and increasing tree canopy across the community. Residents can apply for either an urban or rural plant pack, depending on the size of their property.
Urban residents
If you live on a property smaller than 4,000sqm, you’re considered an urban resident. Urban residents are eligible for one pre-prepared urban pack, which includes a mix of native plants suitable for smaller properties. Individual species selection is not available.
Please note that our Urban Free Trees and Plants packs have now run out. to join the waitlist, please contact freetrees@swan.wa.gov.au
Rural residents
If you live on a property 4,000sqm or larger, you’re considered a rural resident. Rural residents are eligible to choose one option from five pre-prepared rural plant packs, each designed to suit different property characteristics and growing conditions. Plant mixes may vary depending on availability.
Limited packs left.
Applications
Applications are now open and will close on March 27, 2026.
Frequently Asked Questions
For community members who didn’t know about the giveaway or simply forgot to register, we’re offering a waitlist. If any seedlings remain at the end of the giveaway residents on the waitlist will be contacted to collect leftover packs.
To go onto the waitlist please email freetrees@swan.wa.gov.au.
To go onto the waitlist please email freetrees@swan.wa.gov.au.
If your rated property within the City of Swan is less than 4,000sqm, then you’re eligible for an urban pack. If your rated property within the City of Swan is 4,000sqm or above, then you’re eligible for a rural pack.
If you own more than one property within the City of Swan, you need to complete an application for each property and tick the multiple dwelling box on your form.
If you are a tenant of a rated property, you need to complete an application form and tick the tenant box on your form.
If you own more than one property within the City of Swan, you need to complete an application for each property and tick the multiple dwelling box on your form.
If you are a tenant of a rated property, you need to complete an application form and tick the tenant box on your form.
Pre-selection is only available for rural residents.
Rural residents can select one of five pre-packed allocations when you register for the program online. You can only choose one pack per property.
Urban residents will get about ten pre-selected Australian native ground cover, shrubs and clumping plants.
The plants chosen for the program are grown for six months of the year, so they are ready for the June pick-up days. Logistically it is too difficult to sort all the seedlings grown for the urban packs based on individual choices.
Rural properties are larger, have different soil specifications and have greater availability to plant trees that can increase the urban growth canopy of the City of Swan.
Rural residents can select one of five pre-packed allocations when you register for the program online. You can only choose one pack per property.
Urban residents will get about ten pre-selected Australian native ground cover, shrubs and clumping plants.
The plants chosen for the program are grown for six months of the year, so they are ready for the June pick-up days. Logistically it is too difficult to sort all the seedlings grown for the urban packs based on individual choices.
Rural properties are larger, have different soil specifications and have greater availability to plant trees that can increase the urban growth canopy of the City of Swan.
In 2026, collection will be held at the City of Swan Operations Centre, 212 Great Northern Highway, Middle Swan.
This will help with traffic demands for the urban collection days and the need for more parking facilities for the rural collection days. Seedling packs will be moved from the nursery to the Operations Centre before each collection day.
Information on the traffic management plan will be updated on the City’s website closer to the event.
Rural residents will have one collection day on Saturday, May 30, 2026, with a drive through method of distribution. Residents will be able to select their preferred collection window during the application process.
Urban resident collection will run over three days on Saturday, June 6, Sunday, June 7 and Saturday, June 13, 2026. You can select your preferred collection date and time slot when applying online.
This will be a direct-to-boot distribution using the drive-in and drive-out system, as per previous years. We ask that you have a cardboard box or tarpaulin in your boot to hold your seedlings.
When you apply, you will immediately get an email confirming your date, time and reference number for your collection. You will need this number to get your seedlings.
If you do not receive your confirmation email, you may have mistyped your email address. Please email the freetrees@swan.wa.gov.au address to let us know.
By including your mobile number in the application form you will also receive an SMS before your collection reminding you of your collection date, time and reference number.
If you have previously nominated swan@swan.wa.gov.au email address as a SPAM email, you will not receive your confirmation. We suggest that residents ensure they have this email selected as an authorised email.
This will help with traffic demands for the urban collection days and the need for more parking facilities for the rural collection days. Seedling packs will be moved from the nursery to the Operations Centre before each collection day.
Information on the traffic management plan will be updated on the City’s website closer to the event.
Rural residents will have one collection day on Saturday, May 30, 2026, with a drive through method of distribution. Residents will be able to select their preferred collection window during the application process.
Urban resident collection will run over three days on Saturday, June 6, Sunday, June 7 and Saturday, June 13, 2026. You can select your preferred collection date and time slot when applying online.
This will be a direct-to-boot distribution using the drive-in and drive-out system, as per previous years. We ask that you have a cardboard box or tarpaulin in your boot to hold your seedlings.
When you apply, you will immediately get an email confirming your date, time and reference number for your collection. You will need this number to get your seedlings.
If you do not receive your confirmation email, you may have mistyped your email address. Please email the freetrees@swan.wa.gov.au address to let us know.
By including your mobile number in the application form you will also receive an SMS before your collection reminding you of your collection date, time and reference number.
If you have previously nominated swan@swan.wa.gov.au email address as a SPAM email, you will not receive your confirmation. We suggest that residents ensure they have this email selected as an authorised email.
If you are not able to collect on your selected day and time, you can nominate someone (a relative, neighbour to collect on your behalf). As long as they have your reference number, they will be able to collect your seedlings for you.
For those residents who do not collect their seedlings on their allocated day and time, there will only be one more opportunity for collection. The date will be announced closer to the organised times.
If you do not collect your packs on this day, they will be given to residents on the waitlist.
For those residents who do not collect their seedlings on their allocated day and time, there will only be one more opportunity for collection. The date will be announced closer to the organised times.
If you do not collect your packs on this day, they will be given to residents on the waitlist.
No. The trees and plants are seedlings and tube stocks and can be easily accommodated in a cardboard box in your car boot.
Allocations are based on:
Differences between residents typically reflect one of these factors.
- Successful registration before supply is exhausted
- Availability of leftover plants
- Rural property vs Urban property
- Owning multiple properties within the City of Swan
Differences between residents typically reflect one of these factors.
Please contact the Project Management team directly at freetrees@swan.wa.gov.au.
During the Giveaway period, staff receive a high volume of enquiries. While most responses are timely, delays can occur during peak application periods or due to staff availability.
During the Giveaway period, staff receive a high volume of enquiries. While most responses are timely, delays can occur during peak application periods or due to staff availability.
No. Each property must be submitted as a separate application.
This ensures allocations are correctly matched to each land parcel.
If you have more than one property, please lodge one application per property and tick the “multiple dwellings” box to help staff bundle your packs.
This ensures allocations are correctly matched to each land parcel.
If you have more than one property, please lodge one application per property and tick the “multiple dwellings” box to help staff bundle your packs.