Dubbo council spending $640,000 on new street trees in central business district

It has set about planting 17 new trees at the western ends of Bultje, Wingewarra and Talbragar streets.

The selected tree species are Angophora floribunda (rough barked apple) and Zelkova serrata "Green Vase" (Japanese Elm).

The council has put $200,000 into the project to supplement the $440,000 it received from the federal government's Drought Resilience Funding--Urban Landscapes.

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Dubbo regional mayor Ben Shields said the new trees would create a "cooler atmosphere for downtown Dubbo".

The council's director liveability Skye Price said they aimed to reduce urban heat and increase the central business district's shade canopy.

She said the new trees would "greatly enhance" street appeal and help link Macquarie Street and the river corridor, including the new event precinct based at Ollie Robbins Oval.

The work will be conducted at night until the end of April.

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