Tree Surgeon ??
 

Hi everyone,

Can I first of all say , what a fantastic web site, everyone seems so helpfull.
We have recently decided to move our family over to Perth Aus, my partner is a tree surgeon and is hoping to find work when he get there (hopfully nxt spring 08). I just spoke to my brother who said that we were crazy and there is no work for tree surgeons in Aus and now I'm starting to panic, it may simply be that he has a cob on because I am going and he will have to find some other sucker to do his washing, but thought I would ask those who know best.......

Could you give me any info on pay scales , job opps etc for Tree surgeons in Australia (Perth is where we are planning to move).

Cheers for listening.

Shona x

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Certainly no expert, but trees are definitely not as abundant in Perth as in the UK. The few that there are seem to grow much, much slower over a longer period of time. Can't imagine there's much call for tree surgeons in Perth. I could be wrong, but this is my impression.

Has he thought about diversifying his skills into horticulture/ gardening/ landscaping....? There would be a huge call for that with all the new builds!

Hope this helps.

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Thats a good idea, Im a youth worker and hope to find a job when we get there also. I think he would probably be keen to try anything.
Thanks for the info, much appreciated.

We are still interested to learn what sort of wages we could expect when we are there, helps to plan budgets etc, so any more info on tree surgery, horticulture and even youth work (mental health advocacy worker) would be great.

Take care
Shona x:)

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not very good news i'm afraid.

http://www.getaccess.com.au/careers/...ata/OCC287.asp

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Holly Macaronie Bat Man !:eek:

Thats shocking !!
He is an area manager in this country and earns way more than that !
I think he will have to diversify his skills a wee bit !

youth work looks a wee bit better, but not much :huh:

Oh well, we didi't decide to move for the money !

Staying positive

Shona x

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This is just my opinion and I am far from an expert on this but I grew up in Perth, and there are lots of big trees in the older suburbs. We had to get one regularly as our trees would grow way too close the overhead electricity lines. The powers that be actually come and look at this and serve notice on your property if this is the case. There are heaps more trees in Perth than there is in London for example. Also if your husband proves reliable, turns up in time and doesn't over-charge there seems to be heaps of work in Perth for trades/this kind of work.

Good luck!

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[QUOTE=Shoan and Rich;4393685]Hi everyone,

Can I first of all say , what a fantastic web site, everyone seems so helpfull.
We have recently decided to move our family over to Perth Aus, my partner is a tree surgeon and is hoping to find work when he get there (hopfully nxt spring 08). I just spoke to my brother who said that we were crazy and there is no work for tree surgeons in Aus and now I'm starting to panic, it may simply be that he has a cob on because I am going and he will have to find some other sucker to do his washing, but thought I would ask those who know best.......

Could you give me any info on pay scales , job opps etc for Tree surgeons in Australia (Perth is where we are planning to move).

Cheers for listening.

Move to Canberra - blasted trees everywhere!!!

We had 40 chopped down off our property and opne huge one coming down this Thursday at a cost of $2000:eek:

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That sounds more like it, Richie is actually area manager for the company that chek the trees under the power lines around where we live, maybe jobs going in that line of work. We will keep our fingers crossed.

Canberra sounds like a great place to be with a chainsaw ! :eek:
Might look there too, cheers everyone.

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sounds like Canberra where you need to be. Tree guys come round every year and check the poer lines etc and inform owners what needs doing. If trees are smallish oweners can chop themselves but usually you need permission and someone else.

The tree that is coming down this week is huge - and we have asked the guy to leave it cut in manageable sizes so we can get the chainsaw out and use for firewood over the next 2 years. I will post some before and after pics here on Thursday eveneing.

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That would be great, he would love to see it, give me a shout when you put them up and I will let him know. He loves stuff like that. So are you living in Canberra now, where did you move from?

Shona

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Hi

Yes in Canberra and have been since moving out here Sept 2004.

We have family just over the border in Sutton NSW and cousins in Canberra also.

I am from Sheffield and hubby from Creswell (small mining village close to Nottingham).

Sas

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we have some good friends in Perth, it would be great to be near people we knew at the begining. Are you glad you moved? Whats Canberra like, it looks lovely in the pictures Ive seen.

Shona:)

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Canberra is the most beautiful city ever, peaceful, clean and diverse in its outlook. Like a lot of small towns all stitched together with a great road network but on a vast expanse. Lots of open space and lots of mountains and trees.

I will try and attach a few pics...

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Don't mean to be rude, but I thought someone who actually lives in Perth should answer you. Tree-lopping is HUGE here. Almost every home you pass has huge palms etc and you won't drive very far without passing a sign-written ute advertising their tree-surgeon services. Good friends of mine own and run a tree-lopping (don't know the technical term:) ) business and are over-run with work (he has about 15 guys working for him) and he also has the contract for Kings Park (you know those beautiful trees that are lit up on Fraser Ave?) so you can imagine the amount of work there! Perth is over-run with established parks and although I am no expert, I would have thought that there would be a fair amount of work out there.

Good luck with your decision to move, Perth is beautiful and we have enjoyed every minute since we moved here from Scotland last March.:D
Tracey

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I met someone a few months back at a party who had started up a business as a tree surgeon covering the Sydney area, and he said business was very good and he had lots of work on. If I wasn't living in a rental, I would have hired him to chop down the overhanging branches from our neighbour's tree which block out all the light in our backyard and drop leaves on our washing! We live in a small terrace and it seems every backyard has a massive tree growing in it that looks on the verge of toppling over :frown:

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Good luck with your decision to move, Perth is beautiful and we have enjoyed every minute since we moved here from Scotland last March.:D
Tracey[/QUOTE]

Cheers Tracy, that has really helped. I really want to stay in Perth, we have two kids and life over there just looks great. My friend loves it, and swears she would never come back to Scotland. Trust me I don't blame her, we had had freezing cold, followed by snow, followed by rain, followed by rubbish wet snow follwed by even more rain and yes it is still raining !

Scotland is very beautiful, but seriously how beautiful does a contry look through a blurred rain splattered windscreen and the annoying squeek of the wipers?

We will keep an eye out for tree companies near Perth, first we have to get the visa!

Thanks Shona x

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If you look up "tree lopper" on the yellowpages you'll find loads of tree loppers/tree surgeons, etc, in Perth.

http://www.yellowpages.com.au/search...h+WA&stateId=3

Same if you do the search on Brisbane or Sydney etc.

We got not long ago quotes for $3000 to cut down 15 huge gum trees on our property but when I checked with the council I found that we are in a protected zone and we can't remove the native trees unless they're within 10 meters of the house. We can however remove any tree we want as long as it's not native. Funny how none of the tree loppers told me to first check with council regulations first.

Mrs JTL

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Luckily the guys at work told me I would need permission to get the large tree cut down - this only took about 3 weeks though. Can't wait for it to come down...there are 3 branches hanging by a thread above our gazebo and two branches went through the neighbours roof last winter.