Elanora
Tree removal in Elanora
Tree lopping, removal and stump grinding in Elanora, on the ridge, down the slopes and around the lake at The Pines.
Tree work in Elanora
A ridge suburb in koala country
Unlike much of the inland Gold Coast with its canal estates, Elanora lies on a ridge, and its only areas built around water sit below it near Currumbin Creek and Tallebudgera Creek. Blocks on and below the ridge often slope, so a tree job is planned around where a chipper or platform can safely stand, and the timber may have to come up the slope.
The Pines estate in the south-east was developed on a former sand mining site and pine plantation, around a tidal lake. Sandy ground like that can let a tree root wide and shallow, which matters when a leaning tree is being judged.
Services in Elanora
Slopes, sand and the hedge line
Hedge trimming
Long boundary hedges trimmed and the clippings taken away.
Tree removal
Taken down in sections on the slope, with the timber brought up to the street.
Stump grinding
Stumps ground out in the sandy ground around The Pines.
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.
Elanora questions
Koalas, and what gets checked
How much of Elanora is in the koala priority area?
In Queensland Government mapping, 2,395 Elanora addresses fall inside the South East Queensland Koala Priority Area, about twice as many as Currumbin Waters. The priority area is a planning boundary rather than a tree rule in itself, so before a large native tree is quoted for removal, the block is checked against the state's koala habitat map and the City's own vegetation rules.
Are there koalas in the trees here?
There were plenty at last count. Field surveys indicated a widespread population across Elanora and Currumbin Waters, with between 200 and 400 animals, as reported in 2016. Queensland's koala rules can stop a habitat tree being cleared while a koala is in it, so a gum on the job list is looked over on the day.
