Adelaide Hills
Tree services in Adelaide Hills
Luke lives in the Hills and looks after jobs across the Adelaide Hills Council area, from Crafers and Stirling out to Balhannah and Woodside.
- Stirling
- Aldgate
- Bridgewater
- Crafers
- Balhannah
- Woodside
Council and the law
Tree rules in Adelaide Hills
- The regulated tree rules apply in Hills townships and the Hills Face Zone, but not in the Productive Rural Landscape, Recreation, Resource Extraction or Conservation zones. Your zone decides which rules apply.
- The Native Vegetation Act covers most of the council area, so many native trees outside townships need Native Vegetation Council consent rather than a council approval.
- Council's guidance is that dead trees, and trees within 20 m of a house in a bushfire risk overlay, don't need development approval. Under the native vegetation rules, though, a large tree (2 m or more around the trunk) within 20 m of a house still needs written approval from the CFS Chief Officer.
- Council runs roadside slashing in October and January and maintains Asset Protection Zones. Clearing on your own property is your responsibility.
State-wide rules on regulated and significant trees apply here too. See the short version.
Our services in Adelaide Hills
Nearby areas
City of OnkaparingaCity of MarionCity of Holdfast BayCity of MitchamCity of BurnsideMount Barker District Council
Council information last checked October 2026. Sources: Adelaide Hills Council: Trees and vegetation · Adelaide Hills Council: Fire mitigation and vegetation management · Native Vegetation Regulations 2017, Schedule 1 · Dept for Environment and Water: Clearing for bushfire preparedness · National Parks SA: Cleland National Park. Rules change, so check with Adelaide Hills Council or ask us at the quote.