Tanilba Bay
Tree removal in Tanilba Bay
Tree pruning, removal and stump grinding in Tanilba Bay, on the sandy Tilligerry foreshore.
Tree work in Tanilba Bay
Old mine sand under the trees
Part of Gir-um-bit State Conservation Area at Tanilba Bay is a previously sand mined area, now replanted by Tilligerry Landcare. Reworked sand like that holds little structure, so trees on old mined ground can carry shallow root plates that give way in wind.
At Tilligerry Habitat, half the reserve is endangered bush and half was sand mined in the 1960s for rutile. Stumps in loose sand grind out readily but leave a soft hole that needs backfilling.
The habitat's vegetation runs from swamp mahogany paperbark forest, wallum heath and woodland to wetland and foreshore. In wet sand a heavy machine sinks, so ground mats or hand work often take its place.
Services in Tanilba Bay
Loose sand and wet ground
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.
Tanilba Bay questions
Koala food trees and fire runs
Are the gums here koala trees?
Many are. Volunteers in Gir-um-bit are replanting swamp mahogany, forest red gum and swamp paperbark, and the first two are koala food trees. Pruning on blocks beside the reserve is weighed with koala habitat in mind.
Has fire come near the houses?
It has. During the winter fire on the peninsula in August 2018, by evening a wind change had pushed the fire towards Tanilba Bay and residents were sent emergency alerts. Dead and leaning trees beside a house are the usual place to start.
Is that the only fire on record?
No. The national parks fire history also lists an earlier one, a wildfire named Tanilba Bay. Bushland on the edge of town has burnt more than once, which is why canopies over roofs are kept trimmed.
