Belmont South
Tree removal in Belmont South
Tree removal, pruning and stump grinding on the low, wet blocks along the lake.
Tree work in Belmont South
Soft ground behind the foreshore
When council planned works on the Village Bay foreshore, it noted that machinery would need access through the boggy area behind it, where water pools. Ground like that changes how a tree job is set up, with timber often carried out rather than driven.
Council is reworking that foreshore to protect it against further erosion, with a design that can be added to as lake levels rise.
Services in Belmont South
Wet ground by the lake
Tree removal
Trees taken down where the crew needs access through the boggy area of a wet lakeside yard, with mats instead of heavy gear.
Stump grinding
Stumps ground out of damp yards with a machine light enough for the ground.
Tree pruning
Limbs lifted off roofs and fences, offcuts into your own green bin.
How it works
From the first message to a written quote
The council question is settled before any price, and nothing is booked until you have said yes to a quote in writing.
- 1
Tell us what the tree is doing
Where it stands, what it hangs over and what you would like done about it.
- 2
A contractor comes to see it
A tree contractor who covers your suburb looks at the tree, the access and what is underneath it.
- 3
The council question is answered
Your council, the tree's height and trunk, its distance from the house and the species decide whether a permit or an exemption applies.
- 4
You get it in writing
Scope, timber, stump and date on one page, and nothing is booked until you have said yes.
Belmont South questions
Planting for an exposed shore
What trees suit the lake edge here?
For the foreshore, council proposed tuckeroo, coastal banksia and pointed boobialla, chosen for the exposed conditions. All three are native species.
Do native trees need council's okay?
Lake Macquarie City Council says an application may be needed before work on a native tree or Araucaria pine species on private land. Owners have to work out which kind they have.
What about a tree that has died?
The state vegetation SEPP says a permit is not required where the council is satisfied vegetation is dying or dead and is not needed as habitat for native animals. Council makes that judgement, not the owner.
