Pest control in Tremont

A few houses inside the park

Almost all of Tremont is Dandenong Ranges National Park. The planning maps put more than nine-tenths of it in park, and the post office that opened here in 1913 closed in 1977.

So nearly every animal that turns up at a Tremont house is wildlife, and wildlife may not be killed, trapped or disturbed without a permit. A brushtail possum can be trapped humanely and released on the same property within 50 m, and no further. A snake is a job for a licensed snake controller; 136 186 has a list. Who to call covers the rest.

Checked 25 October 2026 against Wikipedia: Tremont, Victoria, Vicmap Planning, the state's zone and overlay maps (DataVic), measured across the suburb, Victorian Government: Authorities to Control Wildlife 2025, Victorian Government: brushtail possum management methods and DELWP: Living with snakes fact sheet (2021).

Termites

Tremont is Yarra Ranges, which is designated as a termite area throughout. New building work there must be protected. A sliver at the edge falls in Knox, and there the owner signs a termite statement before a building permit. The address decides which applies. Termites explains both.

Checked 25 October 2026 against Vicmap Planning, the state's zone and overlay maps (DataVic), measured across the suburb, Yarra Ranges Council: termites, Building Regulations 2018 (Vic), regs 150 and 151 (authorised version 031) and Knox City Council: termite statement checklist.

Out of the park

Ferny Creek and Upwey

Yarra Ranges, so the same rules as Tremont.

Upper Ferntree Gully and Ferntree Gully

Knox, all or mostly, and the Knox termite statement.

Checked 25 October 2026 against Vicmap Planning, the state's zone and overlay maps (DataVic), measured across the suburb, Yarra Ranges Council: termites and Knox City Council: termite statement checklist.