Valentine
Tree removal in Valentine
Tree work for Valentine yards near the Green Point bush and down the slopes to the lake.
Tree work in Valentine
Green Point bush and the landslip
A section of the Green Point walking track entered from Valentine is temporarily closed following a recent landslip event, with fencing and signs keeping people out. Slopes that move are worth keeping in mind on yards that fall toward the lake.
Volunteers there weed and pull vines but do not plant, because the bush regenerates naturally from seeds in the plants and the soil. On the yards beside it, self-sown seedlings come up the same way and are easiest to deal with while small.
Services in Valentine
Slopes, seedlings and storms
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.
Valentine questions
Storm years on the lake
Did the April 2015 storm reach Valentine?
Yes. Around Lake Macquarie, Eleebana and Valentine were among those with trees down, along with damaged homes, cars and boats.
Which jobs kept the SES busiest in May 2022?
In the Lake Macquarie windstorm late that month, the SES reported that the bulk of its jobs were trees on roads and trees on houses or other buildings.
When is a storm tree the council's problem?
When it is on public land, such as the reserve or the verge. A tree on a private yard is the owner's to deal with.
