Services
Arborist consulting services
Assessment and reporting only — no removal work, which is what keeps the recommendation independent. Every service below carries a genuine starting price and a fixed quote before anything begins.
Arborist Report
A written assessment of your tree by an AQF Level 5 arborist — the document councils ask for when you apply to prune or remove protected vegetation.
Read more →Arboricultural Impact Assessment
The report councils require when construction encroaches on the root zone of protected trees — what your build does to each tree, and what has to change.
Read more →Tree Risk Assessment
A structured evaluation of how likely a tree is to fail, what it would hit, and what the consequences would be — documented so your decision is defensible.
Read more →Pre-Purchase Tree Inspection
Building and pest covers the house. This covers the trees — what is protected, what is failing, and what it will cost you after settlement.
Read more →Tree Health & Soil Diagnostics
Most declining trees are a soil problem wearing a canopy symptom. This is the diagnostic work that finds the actual cause before you spend money treating the wrong thing.
Read more →Tree Protection Plan
The drawing and specification that keeps retained trees alive through construction — and keeps you compliant with the conditions on your approval.
Read more →Project Arborist
The named arborist on your approval — supervising works near retained trees, attending hold points, and signing off what council requires signed off.
Read more →Tree Management Plan
A whole-of-site plan: what trees you have, what condition they are in, what they will cost, and what needs doing in what order over the next five years.
Read more →Tree Valuation
What a tree is actually worth, calculated by a recognised method — for insurance, compensation, damage claims or council offset requirements.
Read more →Expert Witness & Dispute Reports
Independent, defensible arboricultural evidence for QCAT applications, neighbour tree disputes and legal proceedings.
Read more →Not sure which one
Which report do you actually need?
The honest answer is that it depends on what your council asked for — and frequently people are quoted for more than they need.
| If you… | You probably need |
|---|---|
| Want to remove a protected tree | Arborist Report |
| Are building near a protected tree | Impact Assessment |
| Are worried a tree might fail | Tree Risk Assessment |
| Are buying a property with big trees | Pre-Purchase Inspection |
| Have a tree in decline | Health & Soil Diagnostics |
| Have approval conditions naming an arborist | Project Arborist |
| Are in dispute with a neighbour | Expert Witness Report |
By council
Requirements differ by council
The report you need — and whether you need one at all — depends on which local government area your property sits in.
Not sure what you need?
Describe the situation and you will get a straight answer about which report your council actually requires — including when the answer is that you do not need one.