Cooya Beach
Tree removal in Cooya Beach
Tree removal, pruning and stump grinding in Cooya Beach, on the south bank of the Mossman River.
Tree work in Cooya Beach
A young suburb at the river mouth
Cooya Beach sits near the mouth of the Mossman River, on its southern bank. Further south the low energy beach gives way to mangrove-covered tidal flats.
Ground this close to tidal water stays soft for much of the year. Soft soil changes where a machine can stand and how a tree is lowered, so the yard is walked before a quote is written.
Services in Cooya Beach
Soft ground, salt air and old stumps
How it works
From the first message to a written quote
The council question is settled before any price, and nothing is booked until you have said yes to a quote in writing.
- 1
Tell us what the tree is doing
Where it stands, what it hangs over and what you would like done about it.
- 2
A contractor comes to see it
A tree contractor who covers your suburb looks at the tree, the access and what is underneath it.
- 3
The council question is answered
Whether it is pruning council lets you do, or a removal that needs approval, is settled before the price.
- 4
You get it in writing
Scope, timber, stump and date on one page, and nothing is booked until you have said yes.
Cooya Beach questions
Where the foreshore stops and the yard begins
Who looks after the trees along the beach?
Council does. Its foreshore management plan runs from the high tide mark inland to the edge of either a road reserve or residential property boundary, and covers dune protection and weed control.
How can an owner tell if a tree needs a permit?
Often without help. Douglas Shire Council points residents to the table of assessment and the vegetation management code to work that out, and the contractor checks the tree against both too.
Why do so many houses here look fairly new?
The township was planned and named long ago, but development awaited a further 30 years, so most building came late.
