Broadbeach
Tree removal in Broadbeach
Tree pruning, removal and stump grinding in Broadbeach, from beachfront blocks near Kurrawa to the grounds of the high-rises.
Tree work in Broadbeach
Rebuilt dunes and tall pines
Broadbeach stands partly on sand that has been moved before. Rutile was mined from its dunes, and by the mid 1950s the mining had ended, the dunes were reconstructed, planted with grasses and trees and the land was auctioned for redevelopment. On that rebuilt sand, roots stay near the surface and reach a long way out, and a stump ground out of clean sand leaves a hole that caves in and needs backfilling.
The council's own tree records for Broadbeach run to 537 Norfolk Island pines, more than any other tree they list. The pines grow very tall, with whorls of heavy branches that can come down in a storm. Lifting, thinning or removing one on beachfront or high-rise grounds usually takes a climber or an elevated platform, and a plan for the traffic and people below. The ones on footpaths and in parks are the council's to look after.
Services in Broadbeach
Tall pines, salt wind and loose sand
Tree pruning
Crowns thinned and shaped for the salt wind on blocks near the beach.
Storm damage
Wind-thrown trees and torn limbs cleared once a coastal storm has passed.
Stump grinding
Ground out below the surface, ready for new turf or a garden bed.
What it costs: tree removal cost, stump grinding cost, palm removal cost
Compared: removal, lopping or pruning, stump grinding or stump removal, council tree rules compared
How it works
Four steps, and the permit comes before the price
Nothing happens without a written quote you have agreed to.
- 1
Call or send the form
Include the suburb, your details and what needs to be done.
- 2
A contractor comes to see it
On site, not off a photo, because access and what sits underneath change the job.
- 3
The permit position is checked
Against the city's vegetation mapping and the koala controls, before a price is given.
- 4
Quoted in writing
The quote sets out the scope, the timber, the stump and the date. Then a date is booked.
Broadbeach questions
Kurrawa's dune trees, and a seawall for storms
Who trims the trees on the dunes?
The council does. Kurrawa beach and its parkland are flanked by wide dunes with native she-oak and macaranga trees, and a limb or root crossing from those dunes onto a beachfront property is handled through the council. A private tree near the dunes is pruned with the salt wind and the loose sand in mind.
How hard do storms hit the beachfront?
Hard enough to need a seawall. In July 2016 the City was building a new 205 metre public seawall at Kurrawa beach to defend against storm damage and coastal erosion. After a big swell, a tree on or behind the dunes can be left leaning in loosened sand, and that calls for careful removal in sections rather than felling it whole.
