Stewart Creek Valley
Tree removal in Stewart Creek Valley
Tree removal, pruning and storm work on private blocks in Stewart Creek Valley, near Daintree village.
Tree work in Stewart Creek Valley
Creek banks that give way in a flood
Stewart Creek runs a few kilometres from the Daintree village hub, and its banks move. One council site suffered streambank erosion with significant soil loss and vegetation removal, and had to be rebuilt in rock.
A tree on an eroding bank is undermined from below. Douglas Shire treats removal as the last resort, so a bank tree that can be lightened may be better kept, holding soil with its roots.
Services in Stewart Creek Valley
Undermined trees and creek banks
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.
Stewart Creek Valley questions
Getting across the creek to the job
Does the creek crossing flood?
Often. The low causeway near Daintree is submerged and overtopped by creek flow in most floods and heavy rain events.
What happened to it in Cyclone Jasper?
The original causeway was damaged, with sections washed away during the Cyclone Jasper flood. Tree work in the valley is planned around the crossing being open.
When can a dangerous tree come down straight away?
Clearing that reduces the imminent risk the vegetation poses to people or infrastructure is exempt under state rules, though Douglas Shire planning requirements still need checking.
