Boolaroo
Tree removal in Boolaroo
Tree removal, pruning and stump grinding in Boolaroo, around the former Pasminco Cockle Creek smelter in Boolaroo.
Tree work in Boolaroo
Living beside the old smelter
The NSW EPA set up a Lead Expert Working Group to review the lead abatement strategy for land impacted by the Pasminco Cockle Creek smelter in Boolaroo. Its investigations found lead oxide fallout on surface soils across the suburb.
They also found a smelter by-product, black slag, had been used as fill, and that it holds leachable heavy metals. On a stump job that is the reason to agree up front where the grindings and any dug soil go, and to keep them out of other gardens.
Services in Boolaroo
Soil first, timber second
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.
Boolaroo questions
The smelter site and native trees
What is happening on the old smelter site?
It is being remediated for a redevelopment planned to include 500 to 800 dwellings, new businesses, sporting fields and open space. Trees on that land are part of the project, not private yards.
Can a native tree be pruned without asking council?
Not always. Lake Macquarie City Council says a tree application may be required before pruning or removing a native tree or Araucaria pine species from private property.
Who decides if the tree is native?
The owner does. Council says it is the property owner's responsibility to identify if a tree is native before any work, and it offers no identification service.
