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[NSW] Free Tree Giveaway (Greater Sydney Region): Book at NSW Planning Portal, Collect at Bunnings Warehouse

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[NSW] Free Tree Giveaway (Greater Sydney Region): Book at NSW Planning Portal, Collect at Bunnings Warehouse
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Royale with cheese on 24/03/2022 - 14:57 dpie.nsw.gov.au (9517 clicks)
Last edited 24/03/2022 - 23:04 by 3 other users

Get them now or forever hold your peace (or should I say piece).

Plenty available right now but not for long.

Applications for the 2022 free tree giveaway are now open. You can now apply for a free tree(s) via the NSW Planning Portal. Get in quick, magnolia, native and citrus tree varieties are on offer, with only a limited number of trees available!

This March, we are giving away:

Magnolia ‘Little Gem’ (Magnolia grandiflora)
Lilly Pilly ‘Ruby Bliss’ (Syzygium australe)
Lilly Pilly ‘Big Red’ (Syzygium australe)
Grevillea ‘Panrock Princess’ (Grevillea oligomera)
Crimson Bottlebrush ‘Kings Park Special’ (Callistemon citrinus)
Dwarf Tahitian Lime (Citrus x aurantilfolia)
Dwarf Lemon Lisbon (Citrus limon)
Dwarf Eureka Lemon (Citrus limon)
Dwarf Orange Washington Navel (Citrus x sinensis)
Dwarf Valencia Orange (Citrus x sinensis)
Dwarf Japanese Mandarin (Citrus reticulata).

Eligibility:

You are eligible if you:

  • have an address in one of the 33 local government areas in Greater Sydney
  • have not applied for free trees in 2022.

You Live in the following LGAs

Bayside
Blacktown
Blue Mountains
Burwood
Camden
Campbelltown
Canada Bay
Canterbury-Bankstown
Cumberland
Fairfield
Georges River
Hawkesbury
Hornsby
Hunters Hill
Inner West
Ku-Ring-Gai
Lane Cove
Liverpool
Mosman
North Sydney
Northern Beaches
Parramatta
Penrith
Randwick
Ryde
Strathfield
Sutherland
Sydney
The Hills
Waverly
Willoughby
Wollondilly
Woollahra

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  • ONEMariachi on 24/03/2022 - 14:59

    NSW only :(

    • Royale with cheese on 24/03/2022 - 15:00

      Unfortunately. Get Manuel López to give some too chico

  • Sheng on 24/03/2022 - 15:09
    +4

    The website is so slow.

  • Hybroid on 24/03/2022 - 15:10

    Doesn't seem to include Sydney CBD 2000.

    Local government area not found.

    • Royale with cheese on 24/03/2022 - 15:11

      Try using a laptop. I couldn't search my address on the phone

  • deanmoriarty on 24/03/2022 - 15:12
    +1

    Ozbargained

    • Royale with cheese on 24/03/2022 - 15:12
      +1

      141 clicks yet. 25000 trees

      • deanmoriarty on 24/03/2022 - 15:13
        +1

        Understand. There must be traffic from CRM too. Irrespective the portal has gone slow

  • cooni on 24/03/2022 - 15:22
    +1

    Will any of these grow fine in a pot on an apartment balcony?

  • TerryJustTerry on 24/03/2022 - 15:24

    Soooo slooooowwww

    • AndyC1 on 24/03/2022 - 15:31

      Waiting……

  • HairyChickens on 24/03/2022 - 15:26
    +5

    Planning portal ddosed by ozbargainers again

    These government sites can only support 5 people at a time istg

    • Sheng on 24/03/2022 - 15:28
      +2

      After 10 attempts I got it.

      • Royale with cheese on 24/03/2022 - 15:31
        +1

        Congratulations. Enjoy them Mandarins 😉

        • Sheng on 24/03/2022 - 15:32

          I would have loved if it was Kumquats but mandarins still good.

          • smeng on 24/03/2022 - 15:36

            @Sheng: brother share me your tree

      • ozizoy on 24/03/2022 - 15:57

        how? I enter my address and appear the drop-down list but impossible to click on it…I am stuck there forever…..

        • Sheng on 24/03/2022 - 16:01

          Took me 7 times to get my address.

  • ozziekhoo on 24/03/2022 - 15:28
    +3

    Government sites what do you expect lol

  • Sheng on 24/03/2022 - 15:33

    Update. Thank you for your interest in the 2022 free tree giveaway. We are experiencing a high demand for free trees. We apologise for any inconvenience caused and are working hard to resolve the matter. Stocks are still available, please continue trying to claim your free trees.

    Damn.

    • kelvinsmj on 24/03/2022 - 16:45

      Submitted mine, but it appears as if I have not submitted as I can see the details entered when I go back in. No email confirmation either

  • prankster on 24/03/2022 - 15:33

    im in the portal but couldn't see a section where you select the tree you want or am i blind?

    • Sheng on 24/03/2022 - 15:34
      +1

      Right hand downdrop > new > free tree application.

      • prankster on 24/03/2022 - 15:35
        +1

        yeah im in that portal filling out the details ….
        ah website is just damm slow

  • fantombloo on 24/03/2022 - 15:46

    This should be a persistent and ongoing campaign, not a flash in the pan on some pollies' whim. Lots of evidence points to positive health effects (to humans and many non) from living amongst trees, plus they make the place keep cool and look beautiful.

    • Rail Rider95 on 24/03/2022 - 15:55
      +2

      If you have a look at the site, it's been available the last 2 years as well. So it might be more of a seasonal thing, in that Autumn is a good time to plant trees.

    • Sheng on 24/03/2022 - 16:07
      +2

      It is an ongoing campaign… for the best rootings it selected seasons.

      • fantombloo on 24/03/2022 - 17:00

        Good to see.

        Would also be good if councils took it upon themselves to do more street planting and caring so our streets look nicer. So many barren streets, particularly in new suburbs - such short sightedness.

        • Rail Rider95 on 24/03/2022 - 19:55
          +1

          Trees also lower the temperature of the surrounding area
          Stops the asphalt from getting so hot and radiating heat as well
          Plenty of articles detailing how it helps lower the peak temps in a suburb

  • Fir on 24/03/2022 - 15:54
    +1

    Man this website is impossible to use with the lag

  • ozizoy on 24/03/2022 - 15:56
    +3

    CAN'T ENTER MY ADDRESS~~~ :(

    • prankster on 24/03/2022 - 15:56

      same - its farked up

  • mskeggs on 24/03/2022 - 15:58
    +2

    The address lookup is brutally slow, and queues each key stroke, so if you think it has stopped searching, and type another character it starts the process again then will eventually show a partial drop down list.
    Pre-filled info in Chrome breaks it. It didn’t work at all on my phone.

    If you type the beginning of your street address, wait literally 3 or 4 minutes without entering another character, it will finally give you a list to pick from.

    Then wait another minute for it to select the local government area.
    Eventually, you can select the number of trees and Bunnings store.

    It will work if you move as if you are buried in honey, eventually.

  • Charbel91 on 24/03/2022 - 16:01
    +1

    'Nothing but space' this constantly happens to me,lel.

  • Sweet3st on 24/03/2022 - 16:10

    I claimed one last year and it just shows that application, can’t proceed. Probably the last tree I’ll ever get!

  • xbone381 on 24/03/2022 - 16:11

    Try again it seems to be working now

  • ozizoy on 24/03/2022 - 16:12

    It's taking forever but I managed to register after nearly 2 hours of trying. hahaha.

  • prankster on 24/03/2022 - 16:20

    no more mandarin or orange trees left (im liverpool NSW) so either my neighbourhood not possible or its all sold out

    • decc0 on 24/03/2022 - 16:22

      The Mandarin are in Chatswood

      • deeevan on 24/03/2022 - 20:23
        +1

        I dismissed this as a racist joke, but yes mandarin trees are available at Chatswood

        • prankster on 24/03/2022 - 20:51

          damm why chatswood get mandarins but we get stuck with the other trees lol

  • Mr Idiom on 24/03/2022 - 16:25

    Website is absolute trash, I have somehow managed to get three active applications going, none of which I can edit or complete.

  • mdavant on 24/03/2022 - 16:25
    -4

    Hmm. Perhaps the state govt could include areas included in"greater Sydney" for the great scam covid lockdown.

  • honeydew on 24/03/2022 - 16:30

    I was able to fill in the form but now I can't submit..

  • teddy bear on 24/03/2022 - 16:36
    +1

    Has anyone successfully loaded the address drop down list on their phone? It keeps loading and then stopping but nothing pops up.

    • skid on 24/03/2022 - 16:41

      Keep trying by adding or removing a letter from your street name every so often. The site is getting smashed.

    • Archi on 24/03/2022 - 16:43

      UPPERCASE

    • huntabargain on 24/03/2022 - 17:06

      type the street name then suburb, don't start with st No. It will take few minutes trying to find it.

  • kuruptz on 24/03/2022 - 16:54
    +1

    Anyone involved in the government websites should be ashamed, you suck at your jobs or have zero budget. It's unusable due to some damn trees! imagine if you NEEDED something. We are so backwards when it comes to technology I'm embarrassed for them.

  • stan86 on 24/03/2022 - 16:56

    Finally managed to submit one. The address part took forever, but once it popped up the rest were quick.

  • Takeonme on 24/03/2022 - 16:58
    +1

    Finally got through after 30 minutes and about 20 attempts. Now im gonna have a good look at myself in the mirror

  • Sweet3st on 24/03/2022 - 17:02

    I gave up! It wouldn't accept my (correct) address, and now all the fruit trees are gone :(

    • Royale with cheese on 24/03/2022 - 17:08
      +2

      You are sweet enough

    • Sheng on 24/03/2022 - 17:18

      Apparently, North Paramatta is not in the LGA of Parramatta.

  • huntabargain on 24/03/2022 - 17:04

    Finally applied and got email from ePlanning for 1x Magnolia ‘Little Gem’ (Magnolia grandiflora).

    Don't know if free small tree worth nearly 1 hour on the laptop ??

    • Royale with cheese on 24/03/2022 - 17:08

      My friend said they are expensive

      Small one is $25

      • huntabargain on 24/03/2022 - 17:13

        I know, they are nice tree, I think it will be very small tub tho will see when they are ready for collection.

    • dust on 24/03/2022 - 17:10

      What's your hourly rate?

  • lostcabbie on 24/03/2022 - 17:09

    FYI, what worked for me was typing out my address somewhere else and copy pasting it into the form - it came up instantly.

    The site was still laggy filling the rest of the form out but I just waited instead of refreshing and it would come good. Only took a few minutes all up.

    • Royale with cheese on 24/03/2022 - 17:10

      Now focus on the road and find your way

      • xoom on 24/03/2022 - 17:14

        Must not have gps in the cab.

  • dust on 24/03/2022 - 17:09
    +1

    Website still getting hammered.

    Who needs to pay for load testing, just get a good deal posted on OzBargain and we'll do it for you.

    • xoom on 24/03/2022 - 17:14
      +1

      Post a $2k drone for $300 and i will guarantee you that website will have a meltdown.

  • clintdb on 24/03/2022 - 17:16

    That was tough, what a website…… - but be patient and you will get there in the end.

    • souths123 on 24/03/2022 - 17:31

      when I try to type in the street, nothing happens. No drop down etc, even though our area is incl Penrith

      • clintdb on 24/03/2022 - 17:35

        Enter the first few things, eg, 1 Smith Stre…… and then wait for the little spinny wheel over in the right side of the box to stop. Shortly after, you should get some options.
        If yours doesn't appear in the first few, add another letter and wait again.
        Keep repeating until yours appears in the list - might take a while, just have to be patient.

        • souths123 on 24/03/2022 - 17:42

          thanks. It finally worked. I tried the suggestion someone else said of copy and paste the number and name of the street and it would have a big wheel spinning and then still have no result. Terrible website. Anyway, done now Thank you

  • Moomt on 24/03/2022 - 17:23

    Thanks OP - got one :)

  • kkdeal on 24/03/2022 - 17:24

    I have clicked submitted and it has the application summary. Is that it? or Do I need to wait for any confirmation message.

    • Sweet3st on 24/03/2022 - 17:29

      This happened to me too. How do you know if it went through?

      • Futurist on 24/03/2022 - 17:30
        +1

        You get an email confirmation if it was submitted.

      • jc2218 on 24/03/2022 - 17:31

        You will receive a confirmation email.

        I found the trick with the address is to use a prefilled one and instantly click on the drop down list. Typing it in takes a gazillion years to load.

        Now we wait for email from bunnings to collect the trees!

      • Sweet3st on 24/03/2022 - 17:42

        i kept clicking submit until something seemed to happen, now I've just had the big blue spinning wheel for 10 minutes :(

    • honeydew on 24/03/2022 - 17:32

      I was finally able to press submit and at the top it says thank you for submitting your application and received an email 1 minute later

  • souths123 on 24/03/2022 - 17:30

    I get into the portal but when I type in my street, there is no drop down for the area…I'm in Penrith, so should be in it

  • coveredturnip on 24/03/2022 - 17:31
    +1

    Half an hour to apply for a fruit tree. That's my adrenaline rush for the day

    • Futurist on 24/03/2022 - 17:32

      Took me 1 hour!

    • jc2218 on 24/03/2022 - 17:32

      Tell me about it! Unfortunately for me there was only native Aussie trees left. All good!

  • Best Deal Hunter on 24/03/2022 - 17:49
    +4

    Didn't work for me the last time. This time managed to get in via Service NSW login but when I clicked on claim your free tree I get to "case worker" page - active work. Maybe I have to propagate the plant myself. When I type free tree in search box I see my submission from last year as "submitted". Easier to just buy from Aldi who's having a citrus sale next week 2 plants pk for $17.99

    • Morven on 24/03/2022 - 18:12
      +1

      Same here. Use my Service NSW login and get the "case worker" page. Gave up on my tree.

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