SERVICES & CAPABILITIES

In Victoria, native vegetation removal is regulated under Clause 52.17 of local planning schemes. However, exemptions frequently apply for bushfire mitigation within 10 to 30 metres of existing dwellings (10/30 and 10/50 exemptions), maintenance of existing boundary fencelines, removal of declared environmental weeds (such as blackberry, gorse, and ragwort), and existing farm track upkeep.

We provide upfront site appraisals across Victoria to help property owners understand permit requirements before plant mobilization.

Traditional bulldozer clearing rips out roots, leaves large burn piles, and severely strips topsoil, exposing steep Gippsland hills to severe erosion and weed infestation. In contrast, forestry mulching uses a high-flow drum mulcher that shreds standing timber, woody scrub, and stumps flush with ground level in a single pass.

The resulting organic mulch creates a protective blanket that holds topsoil in place, prevents soil erosion, retains moisture, and completely eliminates the cost and fire hazards of burning or timber cartage.

Yes. Our TL12R2 (with FAE mulcher) and TL12V2 (with slasher) are tracked loaders, and the CAT D5R is a crawler dozer. Tracks spread the weight, so they handle slopes, gully banks and wet ground where wheeled tractors cannot work safely. Every machine has a protective FOPS/ROPS cab.

We provide transparent, fixed-scope project quotes as well as hourly and daily wet-hire rates with experienced, ticketed operators. For major rural, civil, and commercial projects, we conduct on-site inspections across Gippsland to assess slope, timber density, rock strata, and access before delivering a comprehensive scope with zero hidden fees.

We operate from depots in Skye, Traralgon and Drouin South and work across all of Victoria, including Baw Baw Shire, South Gippsland, the Latrobe Valley and East Gippsland. We are available 24/7, and we float our own machines to each job.

Absolutely. All machinery is fully compliant with current daily plant pre-starts, rollover protection (ROPS/FOPS), emergency isolators, and UHF communications. Our operators hold industry tickets and White Cards, meeting all commercial, council, and rural safety standards.

Under Victorian CFA guidelines, emergency vehicle access tracks require a minimum cleared trafficable width of 4 metres and 4 metres of unobstructed vertical height clearance. For steep terrain or heavily timbered properties, we use our CAT D5R dozer and tracked mulchers to cut wide tracks, create passing bays every 200m, and clear fallen timber using hydraulic grabs, ensuring heavy CFA fire appliances can enter and turn around safely.

Ecological mulching is a low-impact vegetation management method that shreds standing scrub, tea-tree, and deadfall in-situ without disturbing the underlying topsoil or root systems of mature canopy trees. The shredded wood creates a protective, organic mulch carpet that retains soil moisture, prevents erosion on steep Gippsland hills, and suppresses future weed germination without the need for burning or chemical treatments.

We use high-flow drum mulchers on tracked loaders and excavators to pulverise dense blackberry canes, gorse, and woody weed thickets down to ground level. By grinding into the root crown, the mulcher severely shocks the plant and leaves a thick woodchip barrier that starves emerging shoots of light. This prepares the ground for follow-up spot-spraying or direct pasture sowing.

Yes. We clear vegetation around private overhead power lines, transformer poles, boundary fences, and dwellings in compliance with Energy Safe Victoria guidelines and CFA Asset Protection Zone (APZ) standards. Our machinery removes hazardous overhang and ladder fuels to eliminate electrical arc-flash fire risks.

Yes. We operate our own heavy low-loader float truck and drop-deck trailers from our depots in Skye, Traralgon, and Drouin South. In addition to mobilizing our own plant fleet to every project, we offer commercial machinery float services for third-party contractors and farmers moving excavators, dozers, and agricultural equipment statewide.