Where the facts come from
We start with official sources: state and council websites, legislation, regulators and the electricity networks. Then reputable bodies such as Arboriculture Australia and Safe Work Australia. Each page lists what it used at the foot, so you can read the source yourself.
We don't employ arborists, and nothing here is legal advice. Our pages explain what the sources say in plain English, and the council has the final word on any tree.
What "last checked" means
Tree rules change. Victoria rewrote its canopy tree rule on 24 September 2026, and NSW changed its rules for dead and dying protected trees the same year. So permit pages show the date their rules were last checked at the official source, and link that source's own page.
If a council changes its rules after that date, the council's version wins. It's why we'd always ring the council before anything is cut.
Why there are no prices
The site shows no prices for tree work. A job depends on the tree's size, the access, what's underneath, power lines, the stump and the clean-up, and nobody can put a figure on that without seeing it. Instead, pages explain what makes a job bigger or smaller and what a good written quote should include.
Safety rules every page follows
- No felling, climbing or chainsaw instructions. Homeowner tips stop at small pruning from the ground with hand tools.
- A tree on a street power line is the electricity network's job, so pages send you there.
- In a storm, 000 comes first if anyone is in danger, then the SES for damage to a home.
- A rule is only stated for the state or council it belongs to.
- We never tell anyone a tree can come down without approval, dead or not. We say what the rules cover and send you to the council.
- No arborist licence exists in Australia, so we never claim one.
What we won't publish
Made-up reviews, jobs, people or numbers. Anything like that has to be real before it goes on a page.
Some photos here are illustrations made with an AI image tool. None shows a real job or a business in our network.
Corrections
If a rule on a page looks out of date, go by the official source listed at the foot of that page, and on any tree your council has the last word. The complaints page explains who to go to about a tree job or about your details. Rule pages are checked against their sources, and when a rule changes we fix the page and update its date.