Pacific Paradise
Tree removal in Pacific Paradise
Tree removal, storm clean-ups and stump grinding in Pacific Paradise, on the low ground beside the mouth of the Maroochy River.
Tree work in Pacific Paradise
Floods since the first farms
Council's name origins record for Settlers' Park says the land that became Pacific Paradise was selected in 1888 and suffered extensive flood damage in 1893, with crop losses that drove settlers to sell up and move away. Trees on that low ground often grow in wet, poorly drained soil where roots stay shallow, which leaves a big tree with less to hold it upright in a storm.
In the February 1992 Maroochy River flood, the Bureau of Meteorology says homes in the lower reaches were flooded to depths of up to 80 centimetres, and the worst affected area was Pacific Paradise, beside the river mouth. After water like that, trees can stand in saturated, silty ground for days with their roots loosened, and a fallen tree often has to wait until trucks and grinders can cross the ground without sinking.
Services in Pacific Paradise
Soggy ground and heritage-listed trees
How it works
What happens after you get in touch
The council question is answered before the price, and nothing is booked until you have the quote in writing and have said yes to it.
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Tell us about the tree
The suburb, what the tree stands near and what you would like done with it.
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Someone comes to look
A tree contractor who covers your area sees the tree, the access and whatever is underneath it.
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The council position is checked
Lot size, how close the tree is to the house and the mapping on the block decide whether an application comes first.
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Quoted in writing
Scope, timber, stump and date set out on one page. Nothing is booked until you accept it.
Pacific Paradise questions
Settlers' Park and the blazed boundary tree
Can neighbours prune trees in Settlers' Park?
No. The planning scheme maps Settlers' Park as a Local Heritage Place owned by council, with its heritage type recorded as site and trees, which means the trees themselves are listed. Pruning or removing one goes through council, and work on a neighbouring block stays clear of the park trees' roots and canopy.
Is the blazed boundary tree protected?
Yes. Council's heritage overlay takes in the Blazed Tree Boundary Marker, which the planning scheme lists as a Local Heritage Place. Pruning it, removing it or grinding near its roots is a heritage matter for council, and work on an adjoining block keeps machinery out of its root zone.
