Wonga Beach
Tree removal in Wonga Beach
Tree removal, pruning and stump grinding in Wonga Beach, north of Mossman, on private blocks only.
Tree work in Wonga Beach
Septic fields, wetlands and wet ground
Wonga Beach is flanked by both beach and wetlands, with the Daintree National Park looking down on it. Ground stays wet for long stretches, and wet ground is where shallow-rooted trees tip.
Town sewerage has not reached much of it: there are about 400 houses which are unsewered. On those blocks the septic tank and its drain field need to be found before a stump is ground or a machine crosses the yard.
Services in Wonga Beach
Wet soil, septic tanks and 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.
Wonga Beach questions
Floods, foreshore planting and permits
Is flooding in Wonga Beach being studied?
Yes. Douglas Shire Council is reviewing the Wonga Beach flood study and drainage assessment to better understand flood behaviour in the community. Trees on low ground are worth checking for lean before each wet.
Who planted the trees along the beach?
Council, Daintree Life and volunteers replaced a patch of weeds with more than 500 native trees on the foreshore. That planting is public land, so private work stops at the boundary.
How does an owner check whether a permit applies?
Douglas Shire Council says residents can often decide for themselves with the table of assessment and the vegetation management code.
