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Tree removal and pruning in Maroubra

Tree removal, pruning and stump grinding in Maroubra, matched to a local arborist.

Maroubra is under Randwick City Council, whose rules cover any palm except a cocos and any tree in recognised bushland, which matters on streets near Malabar Headland, so check before booking work.

  • We match you with the local arborist who does your kind of job.
  • Tell us the job once, and the arborist who takes it calls you.
  • Storm damage and fallen trees flagged urgent.

Tree job in Maroubra?

What needs doing?

If anyone is in danger, call 000. For storm damage to your home, call the SES. Then tell us the job.

Only one local arborist gets your number.

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Matched by the job, not just the postcode

A big gum over a roof, a stump and a council report are different jobs, so the job comes first.

Only one local arborist gets your number.

Your contact details go to one arborist for your job, so you deal with one person.

Storm jobs flagged urgent

Pick storm damage and the arborist sees it marked urgent. If anyone is in danger, call 000 first.

Council rules before the cut

Many councils protect bigger trees. The permit guides cover every state, so you can check first.

What happens next

A local arborist calls you.

Tell us the job

  1. Tell us the job

    What the tree needs and your postcode. A few taps.

  2. We pass it on

    To a local arborist near your postcode.

  3. They call you

    They talk it through, usually see the tree, and quote in writing. You decide.

Tree removal in Maroubra: good to know

Malabar Headland National Park is right by Maroubra. NPWS calls its Eastern Suburbs Banksia Scrub one of the most critically endangered ecological communities in NSW, and the park holds the eastern suburbs' last known population of Port Jackson mallee.

That bushland burns too. On 1 October 2025, NPWS and the RFS ran a 5.6 hectare hazard reduction burn there, partly to protect neighbours from bushfire and partly to help the scrub recover.

For your own block, the point is simpler. Randwick's consent rules cover any tree in recognised bushland and any hollow-bearing tree, whatever its size, so native trees on blocks that adjoin bushland deserve a phone call to council before anything is cut.

Tree removal in Maroubra: what's local

Coastal palms

Randwick's tree page says any palm except a cocos palm needs consent at any size. If your garden has palms, that's the first rule to check.

Sand and sandstone

Banksia scrub grows on ancient wind-blown sand, and the headland's western side is sandstone escarpment. Shallow or sandy soil gives roots less to hold, which is worth an arborist's look after a lean appears.

Storms off the ocean

The Bureau of Meteorology says east coast lows bring damaging to destructive winds, heavy rain and big swells. Branches on the seaward side take the brunt.

Size test

Beyond palms and bushland, Randwick's consent line is a tree 5 metres or taller, a canopy 4 metres or wider, or a trunk circumference of 1 metre at 1 metre above ground.

Signs a tree needs an arborist in Maroubra

  • A new lean after a southerly, or soil heaving up on one side of the base.
  • Lots of dead branches dropping, or a crown thinning while others nearby stay full.
  • Shoots sprouting straight from the trunk, which can mean the tree is in decline.
  • Cracks or splits where big limbs join the trunk.
  • Palm fronds hanging dead over a path, car or roof.

Storm damage and fallen trees in Maroubra

Call 000 if anyone is hurt or trapped, and the SES if a tree is on the house or blocking the way out. Stay at least 8 metres from fallen wires and report them to Ausgrid. Leave hanging branches for an arborist once it's safe.

Hiring an arborist in Maroubra

We'd sort out first whether the tree is a palm, a native near the headland, or neither, because that decides whether Randwick needs to hear about it. Then an arborist's written assessment, especially if the worry is wind. Randwick wants arborist evidence for a dead, dying or dangerous tree anyway.

Tree removal and pruning in Maroubra: common questions

Is my cocos palm covered by Randwick's rules?

Randwick's any-size palm rule leaves out the cocos palm, but that doesn't settle it. A tall cocos can still meet the size test, and the undesirable species list changed in 2026. Ring council before booking the work.

Can I clear scrub along my back fence near the headland?

Check first. Randwick covers trees in recognised bushland, and banksia scrub is critically endangered. If the clearing goes above the state's Biodiversity Offsets Scheme thresholds, the Native Vegetation Panel decides instead of council.

Does the SES clear fallen trees for good?

No. The SES gives temporary help to keep a home safe. Permanent clean-up goes through your insurer or a private contractor such as an arborist.

Need an arborist in Maroubra?

Pick the job and give your postcode, and a local arborist calls you.

Tree job in Maroubra?

What needs doing?

Only one local arborist gets your number.

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