Bateau Bay
Tree lopping in Bateau Bay
Tree lopping, removal and stump grinding in Bateau Bay, from the park boundary to the streets near the beach.
Tree work in Bateau Bay
Tall hardwoods on the national park boundary
NPWS lists Bateau Bay Beach picnic area, behind the north end of the beach, within Wyrrabalong National Park, and large trees keep it shaded. Trees within Wyrrabalong National Park are managed by the parks service, not by council or the neighbours. A quote for a block on that boundary covers only the trees on the private side, and plans around the spread of the park's big trees.
NPWS says walkers setting out from the picnic area wander along the clifftops, past blackbutts and spotted gums. Both are tall, heavy hardwoods. Where one stands close to a house, taking it down usually means climbing it and lowering it in sections on ropes, with a large chipper and a stump grinder allowed for in the quote.
Services in Bateau Bay
Big gums and the park fence
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 is close to 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
Height, trunk size, 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.
Bateau Bay questions
Fire records along the park edge
Has the bush near Crackneck burnt before?
More than once. NPWS fire history lists twelve fire records named for Crackneck, among them a wildfire named Crackneck Lookout that covered about 26 hectares in October 1991. For homes along that edge, the usual work is taking dead wood out of the trees nearest the house.
Do fires still start in the park?
They do. NPWS fire history lists fourteen records with Bateau Bay in the name, among them wildfires on the Bateau Bay Point walking track in September 2021 and December 2023. Leaf litter and fallen bark under the trees, and in the gutters, are worth clearing before each fire season.
Can the RFS 10/50 rule be used near the house?
Only where the RFS online tool shows the block in a 10/50 entitlement area, checked on the day of clearing. Trees within 10 metres of a home can then be cleared, but the stumps stay, because the code does not allow vegetation to be removed below the soil surface.
