Land & Vegetation Clearing
Overgrown acreage, fence lines you cannot walk, and blocks that need clearing before a build. Chipped on site and recycled, not pushed into a heap and burnt.
Selective clearing, not a bulldozer
Most of the clearing we are asked to do is not a bare-earth job. It is an acreage block at Jamberoo or Calderwood where twenty years of privet, lantana and camphor laurel seedlings have closed in, and the owner wants the good trees kept and everything else gone. That is a chainsaw and chipper job with someone identifying species as they go, not a dozer.
We do straight clearing too, for building footprints and fence lines, but we will tell you when selective is both cheaper and a better outcome.
Weed species we take out constantly
- Camphor laurel - a declared weed across the Illawarra with an enormous root system and a habit of finding pipes.
- Privet - broad and small-leaf, both prolific through the escarpment gullies and a significant hay fever source.
- Lantana - the dominant understorey weed on disturbed Illawarra land and a serious bushfire fuel.
- Coral tree - brittle, weedy, and propagates from any piece left on the ground.
- Cocos palm - seeds everywhere and spreads into bushland from suburban gardens.
- Blackberry and morning glory - the two that take a cleared block straight back if the follow-up is skipped.
Check before you clear
Native vegetation clearing in NSW is regulated, and the rules differ depending on whether the land is rural or urban, whether it is mapped as containing sensitive vegetation, and whether the clearing is for a development. Some clearing is allowed under allowable activities and rural land exemptions, some needs approval from the Local Land Services or council, and some triggers the Biodiversity Offsets Scheme.
We check what applies to your parcel before we quote. Clearing without the right approval is an expensive mistake and it lands on the landowner, not the contractor.
If what you actually need is fuel reduction around a house rather than general clearing, that is an asset protection zone and it has its own rules, including the 10/50 code. Worth reading that page first.
What clearing includes.
Chipped on site
Everything through the chipper and away as mulch. No burn piles, no truckloads to landfill.
Species identified
Weed species out, worthwhile natives retained. Somebody who knows the difference is making the call.
Approvals checked
Native vegetation rules, council requirements and biodiversity triggers checked against your parcel first.
Acreage capable
Tracked machinery and mulching heads for larger blocks, hand crews where the ground is too steep.
Stumps and regrowth
Stumps ground and cut surfaces treated so the weeds do not simply come back next season.
Erosion aware
On escarpment country we stage clearing and keep ground cover, because a bare steep block moves in the first big rain.
How the job actually runs.
Walk the block
We walk it with you, identify what is there, and agree what stays. On acreage this is the step that saves the most money.
Approval check
Native vegetation, council and biodiversity requirements checked against the parcel before a price is written.
Fixed scope and price
A written scope of what comes out, staged if the block is large enough to warrant it.
Clear and chip
Cut, chipped and removed. Stumps ground where access allows, cut surfaces treated on weed species.
Follow-up
Regrowth on lantana, privet and blackberry needs a second pass. We schedule it rather than leaving you to discover it.
Land and Vegetation Clearing, answered.
Do I need approval to clear my own land?
Often, yes. NSW regulates native vegetation clearing, and what applies depends on whether the land is rural or urban, how it is mapped and what the clearing is for. Some work falls under allowable activities, some needs approval, some triggers offsets. We check your parcel before quoting because the liability sits with the landowner.
Can you clear a steep block?
Usually, with hand crews and rope access where machinery cannot go. The bigger consideration on escarpment country is erosion. We stage the work and keep ground cover so the block does not wash out in the first storm after.
What happens to all the material?
It is chipped and taken away to become mulch. We do not burn and we do not send it to landfill. On larger blocks we can leave the chip on site as erosion control and mulch if you want it.
Will the weeds come back?
Lantana, privet, blackberry and camphor laurel all will if the job stops at cutting. Cut surfaces get treated at the time, and we schedule a follow-up pass. One visit clears a block, two visits keep it clear.
Get a fixed price on your land and vegetation clearing.
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