Redhead
Tree removal in Redhead
Tree work for Redhead yards that back onto the bush, and the sandy blocks down toward the beach.
Tree work in Redhead
Two wildfires on the bush edge
The December 2025 Redhead fire started in bush that crews could not reach and had burned through more than 80 hectares by 6pm on 7 December. It was not the first one. The national parks fire history also maps a 2006-07 wildfire of about 209 hectares under the Redhead name.
For a yard on that edge, the useful work happens between fires: dead limbs off the roof, and fallen timber cleared from under the gums before summer.
Services in Redhead
Bush behind, sand in front
Tree removal
Trees on sandy ground near the beach, where First Creek migrates north, taken down with the footing checked first.
Tree pruning
Dead wood lifted off roofs and gutters on the blocks that face the bush.
Stump grinding
Stumps ground out of sandy yards, with the hole backfilled from the grindings.
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.
Redhead questions
What council is doing to the dune
What is happening on the Redhead dune?
Council's plan uses earthmoving gear on the dune nearest the surf club to reduce its steepness and height by up to 3m, then lays jute mesh against the wind. It is public land and council's job.
Why did the beach works start with weeds?
The first stage was removing invasive bitou bush and moving sand off the facilities beside the surf club. Bitou in a private garden near the beach can go out with the green waste from a pruning job.
Do native gums need an application?
Lake Macquarie City Council says an application may be required before pruning or removing a native tree or Araucaria pine species on any private property. Most of the bush trees behind Redhead are native.
