TreeWorks

TreeWorks operates from 5 Barrow Place, Queanbeyan East and bills itself as "CANBERRA'S LEADING ARBORISTS & ACCREDITED ACTEW TREE SURGEONS". It is a confident claim, and the credentials behind it are laid out in unusual detail. The company is fully licensed and insured, a member of Arboriculture Australia, and holds an ACT Government Industrial Relations and Employment Certificate. Some of its arborists have over 25 years of experience in large scale tree surgery and removals. The commercial promise is just as direct: zero cost until the job is fully completed, cleaned up, and you are 100% satisfied.

The qualifications the crew carries read like a full sweep of the trade. Between them the team holds Certificates 2, 3 and 4 and the Diploma (Level 5) in Arboriculture, Certificates 2, 3 and 4 in Horticulture, Certificate 3 in Conservation Land Management, a Certificate in Vegetation Management for work in powerline proximity, Certificates in Climbing and Rescue Aloft, Chainsaw, Elevated Work Platform and First Aid, and AQF2 / Chemcert certification in chemical use. That Level 5 diploma matters if you need a formal report rather than a quote, and the chemical certification is what allows the treatment work below to be done properly.

Day to day the services are tree removal, tree pruning, stump grinding and powerline clearing, across both residential and commercial properties. The ACTEW accreditation is the key to the powerline work, which is a restricted job that a general tree cutter cannot legally take on. Where a job is large or awkward, the climbing and rescue-aloft and elevated work platform tickets mean the tree can be dismantled from within the canopy or reached from a lift rather than simply felled.

What sets TreeWorks apart is the plant health side. Alongside tree health assessments and reports the business offers disease control, insect control and, specifically, elm leaf beetle eradication, a genuine problem for the elms that line so many older Canberra and Queanbeyan streets. There is also a free tree health inspection on offer, which is a sensible first step if you are not sure whether a tree is sick, dangerous, or simply untidy.

Safety is treated as a system rather than a slogan. Employees are fully trained before going into the field and attend regular refresher courses, a site-specific hazard analysis is performed on every job, and the hazard analysis, treatment options and emergency procedures are kept visible on site. Safe Work Method Statements and Standard Operating Procedures are available on request. TreeWorks services Canberra, Queanbeyan, Yass, Bungendore and the Southern Tablelands, including Belconnen, Gungahlin, Woden, Tuggeranong, North Canberra, South Canberra, Red Hill, Yarralumla, Ainslie, Hall, Jerrabomberra, Sutton, Goulburn and Cooma. The office is open 9am to 5pm Monday to Friday on 02 6282 1244 or 1300 135 835, and for emergency work outside those hours the site directs you to call 0438 913 461.