Ellis Beach
Tree removal in Ellis Beach
Tree removal, pruning and storm work in Ellis Beach, between the national park slopes and the sea.
Tree work in Ellis Beach
Fire on the range behind the beach
Macalister Range National Park rises straight behind Ellis Beach, and fire is part of how it is managed. A 2020 planned burn was lit on the hill slopes behind the Ellis Beach surf life saving club and reached the highway in sections.
Park records also list a 2023 wildfire north of the Ellis Beach surf life saving club, on the western side of the highway. A tree that has been through a fire can carry hidden damage at the base, so a scorched trunk near a house deserves a close look.
Services in Ellis Beach
Scorched trunks and salt wind
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.
Ellis Beach questions
Burns, surges and what counts as damage
Is there still burning near Ellis Beach?
Yes. The park's fire history includes a 2025 planned burn recorded at Ellis Beach. Dead limbs and dry litter close to a house are worth clearing ahead of the dry months.
Has the sea reached the foreshore trees?
It has. After Tropical Cyclone Narelle, storm surges have also damaged foreshores, this one among them. Beachfront trees are council's, not part of a private job.
What counts as damaging a tree under council rules?
More than cutting. Council's planning scheme covers anyone who would remove, cut down, ring bark, push over, poison or destroy vegetation in any way, so a tree is assessed before any of that happens.
