Wallsend
Tree removal in Wallsend
Tree removal, stump grinding and storm work in Wallsend, from the flood-prone centre to the old colliery ground around it.
Tree work in Wallsend
Colliery ground and a flood-prone centre
After a sinkhole opened in a Wallsend yard, Fire and Rescue NSW said that with the suburb being an old colliery in the 1860s, holes like it are common after a heavy downpour. Any soft spot near a stump is pointed out before a grinder goes near it.
The town centre sits where a broad natural channel and floodplain merge into a narrow canal. Water that cannot get away fast leaves the ground around trees saturated.
In the Pasha Bulker storm the Wallsend CBD was severely inundated by intense rainfall, with damage that lasted long after the water went down.
Services in Wallsend
Wet ground and old workings
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.
Wallsend questions
Floods, storms and Ironbark Creek
How often does Wallsend flood badly?
A Newcastle councillor has described major floods as a one in 10 to 15 year risk in Wallsend. A tree that starts to lean after a long wet spell is worth a look.
What happened along Ironbark Creek?
The council's rehabilitation renaturalised the channel and replaced weeds with thousands of suitable native plants on the creek banks. Those plantings are public land, not part of a private job.
Can a storm-damaged tree come down straight away?
Where a Newcastle tree poses an immediate risk after a severe storm, the council's storm damage form is to be submitted within 5 days of tree clearing. Photos taken before the work make that form easier.
