Land Clearing Sunshine Coast

Sustainable Commercial and Residential Land Clearing on the Sunshine Coast

The use of land clearing services is essential when preparing land for residential or commercial development since it removes obstacles and provides a stable base for building to go ahead. It’s also necessary for land that is to be used for agriculture since bush clearing services prepare the land for growing crops or to rear animals.

The problem with residential and commercial land clearing is that it’s often viewed as being a process that is damaging to the local environment. For this reason, it’s increasingly controlled by legislation and so all land clearing contractors have to comply with regulations. At Fraser Earthworks, we are fully familiar with all regulations and will always adhere to them and go further because we always aim to protect the environment.

Essential Controls for Land Clearing on the Sunshine Coast

Regulations are necessary because uncontrolled commercial and residential land clearing can:

• result in habitat loss for native species, which can face extinction due to the removal of forest cover
• impact climate change because of reduced biodiversity
• put vulnerable ecosystems under pressure
• cause soil erosion when root systems that hold the soil together are removed
• reduce water retention and cause a loss of natural nutrients so the soil becomes less fertile
• increase the run-off of herbicides and pesticides into water courses, which poses a serious threat to humans.

Nevertheless, when done properly, residential, agricultural and commercial land clearing on the Sunshine Coast can provide plenty of benefits:

• land is made available for development
• removing invasive species means crops and other plants have better access to water and nutrients
• noxious weeds are a threat to livestock and humans
• land fertility is improved, which is essential to increase food production
• within bushfire zones, removing trees within ten metres of homes and undergrowth that’s within 30-50 metres is allowed and will get rid of fuel for fires and help to protect property
• when combined with mulching, land clearing on the Sunshine Coast can increase the level of nutrients and water retention in the soil.

Providing Responsible Site Clearing Services

When undertaking tree clearingon theSunshine Coast or any type of site clearing service, we are always conscious of the environment and endeavour to carry out our work in a responsible and sustainable manner. Where possible, we use machines with high fuel efficiency and low emissions, and that have low impact on the ground.

At Fraser Earthworks we adhere fully to the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 and any other legislation that applies to what we do. But we always aim to go much further because we want to preserve the land, help the environment and create a country that’s fit for everyone and everything to live together.

We are aware of the tricky balance between providing land for commercial or residential use, growing food for our people and protecting the land and the native species that live on it. So, any land clearing, tree mulching and other civil excavation we do is undertaken after careful planning, so we don’t damage the long-term future of the environment. Get in touch to learn more and start your sustainable land clearing project.