Dora Creek
Tree removal in Dora Creek
Tree removal, pruning and stump grinding in Dora Creek, along the creek flats and the low-lying streets that flood.
Tree work in Dora Creek
Heavy rain and soft creek ground
In the February 2014 downpour that brought trees down across Lake Macquarie, Dora Creek was the hardest hit, with 261mm in the 24 hours to 9am. Ground that wet lets a tall tree with a heavy crown pull its roots loose.
The 2007 flood, perhaps the largest here in living memory, was rated a 1-in-20-year flood. After water has sat around a tree, the soil can stay soft long enough to matter when a machine is set down.
Floods also leave debris caught in limbs and roots, and a tree that leans after high water is worth checking before the next storm.
Services in Dora Creek
Flood flats and wet ground
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.
Dora Creek questions
Casuarinas and the creek banks
Are the casuarinas blocking the floodway?
Residents have asked for them to be cleared, but the council says the casuarina growth does not count as a blockage in the floodway. Those stands are the council's to manage, not part of a private job.
What happens to trees when the creek floods?
In the April 2015 storm the creek's banks were breached in low-lying areas, and people waded through floodwater. Trees on those flats sit in wet soil for days, which weakens their hold.
Does a casuarina in my yard need approval?
It may. Casuarinas are native, and Lake Macquarie's rules leave it to the owner to identify if a tree is native before any pruning or removal starts.
