Wyong Creek
Tree removal in Wyong Creek
Tree removal, pruning and stump grinding in Wyong Creek, for homes beside bush where a prescribed burn named Blue Wren has been run.
Tree work in Wyong Creek
A storm-hit rock cutting and a burn in the bush
In December 2016, council announced works in Wyong Creek to stabilise a rock cutting damaged during the June storms. A short stretch of Yarramalong Road was to drop to a single lane while the cutting was made safe. Heavy rain loosens rock and soil on cuttings like that, so a tree on a steep bank above the road is worth a check after a big storm, and taking one down beside that narrow road can call for traffic control.
The bush beside the valley's homes is burnt on purpose to bring its fuel down. Parks service records list a prescribed burn named Blue Wren, which ran from 27 March to 3 April 2013 and covered about 44.5 hectares. Slopes that need burning on that scale carry real fuel, so on the blocks backing onto them, roofs and gutters are kept clear of overhanging limbs.
Services in Wyong Creek
Banks above the road, roofs and dry fallen limbs
Storm damage
Trees loosened on the cuttings and steep banks above the road made safe after heavy rain.
Tree pruning
Canopy lifted off roofs and gutters on the bush side of the block before the fire season.
Tree removal
Dead trees near houses and sheds felled or lowered in pieces, and the timber chipped or carted off.
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.
Wyong Creek questions
A summer wildfire, and limbs over the roof
Has a wildfire burnt near homes in Wyong Creek?
One has. NPWS fire history includes a small wildfire named Whippet Lane in the valley. It burnt about 1.9 hectares over 29 and 30 December 2016, in summer and in the settled part of the valley, so dry fallen limbs, dead trees and branches hanging over houses and sheds are worth clearing early in the season.
Do limbs over the roof need council approval?
There is an exemption that can cover them. Council's DCP lets branches directly overhanging the roofline of an approved structure be pruned to the Australian Standard, and it recommends a pruning specification from an arborist of at least AQF 3, kept on file. It cannot be used on a threatened species, a habitat tree or a heritage item, and a branch beside the house rather than over it falls under council's other rules.
