Woombye
Tree removal in Woombye
Tree pruning, removal and stump grinding in Woombye, from the creek flats and the blocks near the roost to the houses in the middle of town.
Tree work in Woombye
A name that meant groves of black myrtle
Council's heritage trail says woombi or wumbi, the Kabi Kabi name for Woombye, signified the dense groves of black myrtle trees that once grew along Paynter's Creek, towards what are now the soccer and pony club fields. Black myrtle is a rainforest tree of creek banks, so those flats are riparian country, and native trees on the banks are commonly covered by council's vegetation and waterway rules. Work near the creek is checked against them before anything is cut.
In the middle of town the trees are newer. Council's Blackall Street works added shady street trees, lawn and garden beds to cool the footpath and lift the look of the town. Those young trees are council's, so a job at a property along there sets up its truck, chipper and drop zone well clear of them and their roots.
Services in Woombye
Creek banks, young street trees and the roost
Tree removal permits
For native trees on the creek flats, where council's waterway rules are likely to apply.
Stump grinding
Stumps ground out on Blackall Street properties without harming council's shady street trees, lawn and garden beds.
Tree pruning
Pruning near the roost, scheduled for when the colony is small or gone.
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.
- 3
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.
Woombye questions
Thousands of flying-foxes at Palmway
Can trees near the Palmway roost be cut back?
Sometimes, and the bats decide when. Council's survey of the Palmway roost counted 4130 grey-headed and 1060 black flying-foxes on 24 March 2025, and both species are protected. Any trimming or removal in or beside the roost is fitted around the colony and its breeding season, and nearby work may have to wait until they move on.
Is the roost always that busy?
No. A later council count there was far smaller, so the colony's size swings a great deal between counts. A quote for work nearby goes by what is roosting there at the time, and the job is done without disturbing the bats that remain.
