Molendinar
Tree removal in Molendinar
Tree pruning, removal and stump grinding in Molendinar, from the hillside blocks to the homes on the edge of the bush.
Tree work in Molendinar
Hard blue rock, and a reserve mapped for fire
The heritage-listed railway tunnel at Ernest Junction in Molendinar was blasted out with dynamite and carried through hard blue rock. Its approach cuttings still show the rough finish the blasting left. Rock that hard sits under the hill there, so on the hillside blocks nearby a stump grinder can meet stone before it reaches its usual depth. Roots may also run shallow and sideways over it, which is part of judging how firmly a big tree is anchored.
The City Plan's bushfire overlay maps parts of Watergum Reserve in Molendinar as Very High Potential Bushfire Intensity, its highest rating. For a house that backs onto the reserve, the useful work is on the private side of the fence: low limbs lifted, dead wood taken out and branches cut back from the roof and gutters ahead of the fire season. Trees inside the reserve stand on council land and are not the owner's to cut.
Services in Molendinar
Stone underfoot, bush edges and storm debris
Tree pruning
Crowns thinned and lifted on blocks along the bushland edge.
Stump grinding
Ground out after a check for stone under the stump on the hillside blocks.
Storm damage
Fallen trees and torn limbs cut up and cleared once the water drops.
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.
Molendinar questions
Where the branches go, and where the water sits
Can the green waste stay in Molendinar?
It can. The City's Molendinar Waste and Recycling Centre takes green waste from households and from businesses. Of the loads a business brings, only commercial green waste is accepted at Molendinar, which covers the branches, leaves and chip from a tree job, while other commercial waste goes to the landfills at Stapylton or Reedy Creek.
Does flooding change a storm clean-up?
On the low ground, yes. A news photo after one round of Gold Coast storms showed parts of Industrial Avenue at Molendinar flooded, and the wind that often comes with storms like that tears off limbs and can push over trees rooted in sodden soil. The fallen timber is then cut up on soft ground, where a truck or stump grinder may need mats laid down or a different route onto the block.
