Coal Coast Tree Services

Coal Coast Tree Services is a family owned arborist business covering Wollongong and the Illawarra, run by Kane with a crew holding Certificate III and Certificate V in Arboriculture and more than ten years of local experience. The pitch is straightforward: Kane is on site running the job, so the person who quotes the work is the person overseeing it, rather than a sales rep followed by whoever was free that morning.

Tree removal runs from small ornamentals up to full grown eucalypts, using crane trucks, rigging systems and climbers. On tight suburban blocks the heavy limbs come down on ropes and pulleys to keep them off the shed, the fence and the powerlines, and every removal finishes with a full site clean-up. Palm tree removal is handled separately for Canary Island Date Palms, Cocos Palms and Washingtonias. Stump grinding takes the stump 15 to 30cm below ground level with compact machines that fit into narrow back yards and sloping blocks, and you can keep the woodchip as mulch or have it carted off.

Tree pruning is done to AS 4373-2007 and covers crown reduction, deadwooding, formative pruning on young trees and seasonal schedules worked out species by species. The Certificate V qualification matters for the paperwork side: they write arborist reports for council permits, insurance claims and development applications, and carry out tree health inspections including disease diagnosis and structural assessment. Powerline clearance is coordinated to Ausgrid and Endeavour Energy requirements, and they advise on root barriers where a tree is lifting a driveway, path or slab.

Storm work is a genuine after-hours service rather than a line on a page. The 24/7 emergency tree service aims for same-day response when a tree comes down on a roof, blocks a driveway or lands across powerlines, coordinating with emergency services where needed, making the site safe and clearing the debris. Land clearing is the other end of the scale, for new builds, bushfire hazard reduction and overgrown rural blocks, with council applications and compliance documents handled and the cleared vegetation recycled into mulch.

The local knowledge shows up in how they talk about the coast. Suburbs from Austinmer to Shellharbour cop salt-laden wind that weakens branch unions, the sandy soils in the low-lying areas give roots less to hold on to in a storm, and the escarpment slopes around Mount Keira and Mount Ousley change how water and roots behave. Coverage takes in Wollongong, Thirroul, Bulli, Woonona, Fairy Meadow, Figtree, Dapto, Albion Park, Helensburgh and Kiama. They hold $20 million public liability and workers compensation, and quotes are free and done on site.