Elermore Vale
Tree removal in Elermore Vale
Tree removal, stump grinding and storm work in Elermore Vale, where the creek channel is kept open for debris removal, for example after floods.
Tree work in Elermore Vale
Willai Creek and the Ironbark floodplain
Aries Way Reserve at Elermore Vale follows Willai Creek, an important tributary flowing into Ironbark Creek. Gardens that back onto it sit on low, damp ground where roots stay shallow.
The council's works on Ironbark Creek aim to make the creek and its floodplain behave more predictably in a major flood. They include maintenance access to the channel for debris removal, for example after floods.
In the June 2007 storm Newcastle recorded 164.6 mm of rain falling in 6 hours. On low ground near a creek, rain like that leaves roots in saturated soil, and a tree can tip.
Services in Elermore Vale
Low ground and weedy trees
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.
Elermore Vale questions
Privet, camphor and the creek reserve
Is privet worth taking out?
Volunteers restoring the reserve began with intensive weed control of large-leaved privet before planting natives. In Newcastle, privet, African olive and Canary Island date palm are on the council's exempt undesirable list, so the usual tree permit does not apply to them.
What about a big camphor laurel?
Camphor laurel is on the same list, except where the tree height exceeds 10m or the trunk passes the council's size limit. A large old camphor needs a permit like any other tree.
Who looks after the reserve trees?
The council and its volunteers. The reserve plantings are public land, and a tree on a private block beside the creek is quoted separately.
