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Genuine photos from jobs around the Gympie district — before, during and after. More going up as we finish them.

Land Clearing & Stick Raking · Cooroy, QLD

Land clearing & stick raking on a timbered block

Clearing in progress on a heavily timbered block — plantation pine, regrowth and understorey being removed with the 21T excavator.

Before

Overgrown block with tall grass, gum trees and dense timber before clearing at CooroyBefore 1/1
Long grass and thick timber along the boundary.

During

Excavator clearing a line through plantation pine, felled logs on bare dirtDuring 1/4
Line pushed through the pines and cleared to dirt.
Excavator clearing timber with debris windrowed into a pile beside cleared groundDuring 2/4
Debris windrowed clear of the working ground.
21 tonne excavator with grab attachment working in cleared timbered countryDuring 3/4
21T excavator working the last of the standing timber.
Excavator pushing through pine plantation rows while clearing a block at CooroyDuring 4/4
Working through the plantation rows.

Land Clearing & Stick Raking · Cooroy, QLD

Stump removal and verge clean-up

Overgrown verge stripped back and large stumps lifted out whole, leaving clean ground ready for fencing and access.

Before

Overgrown verge with dense vegetation and silt fence before stump removal at CooroyBefore 1/1
Thick growth and old stumps along the verge.

During

Excavator lifting a large tree stump clear of the ground during removal at CooroyDuring 1/1
The excavator lifting the stump out whole.

Dam Building & Desilting · Corella, QLD

New farm dam built and shaped

New farm dam excavated and shaped from open paddock — walls and batters built up, spoil spread on site, and the dam holding water for stock.

Before

Open paddock at Corella QLD before a new farm dam was excavatedBefore 1/2
The site marked out on open ground.
Boggy soak and reeds in a paddock with a pump running before dam works at Corella QLDBefore 2/2
Wet soak pumped down ready to dig.

After

Newly built farm dam holding water with freshly shaped batters at Corella QLDAfter 1/3
Dam filled and holding water.
Completed farm dam with shaped wall and spillway at Corella QLDAfter 2/3
Wall and spillway shaped up.
Finished dam and levelled surrounds after earthmoving at Corella QLDAfter 3/3
Surrounds levelled and tidied.

Dam Building & Desilting · Curra, QLD

Silted dam desilted and wall repaired

Old dam holding a fraction of its capacity — silt cleaned out, the collapsed wall rebuilt and the batters reshaped so it holds water again.

Before

Undercut dam wall hidden by weeds and regrowth before repair works at Curra QLDBefore 1/4
Undercut wall hidden under weeds and regrowth.
Collapsed dam wall with fallen timber and slumped soil before repair at Curra QLDBefore 2/4
Wall slumped out with timber and soil in the breach.
Silted-up farm dam with low water level before desilting at Curra QLDBefore 3/4
Silt build-up cutting the dam's capacity.
Eroded dam wall and washout on a rural property at Curra QLDBefore 4/4
Eroded wall needing repair.

After

Repaired dam with rebuilt wall, shaped batters and clean water line at Curra QLDAfter 1/1
Wall rebuilt, batters shaped and the dam back in service.

Site Cuts & Pad Preparation · Glastonbury, QLD

House pad site cut on sloping ground

Cut-and-fill pad benched into a slope, batters shaped and the pad left level and drained ready for the builder.

Before

Sloping rural block with grass and timber before a house pad site cut at Glastonbury QLDBefore 1/2
The slope before any work started.
Ground marked out on a slope ahead of cut and fill earthworks at Glastonbury QLDBefore 2/2
Pad set out and levels checked.

During

Excavator clearing timber and topsoil ahead of a site cut at Glastonbury QLDDuring 1/1
Clearing and stripping the pad footprint.

After

Freshly cut level building pad with shaped batters at Glastonbury near GympieAfter 1/6
Pad cut in and trimmed off.
Level house pad cut into a slope with shaped batters at Glastonbury near GympieAfter 2/6
Pad benched in and levelled.
Finished building pad and access with drainage fall at Glastonbury QLDAfter 3/6
Drainage fall set and access formed.
Completed cut and fill house pad with graded batters at Glastonbury QLDAfter 4/6
Batters graded and spoil placed as fill.
Level building platform and formed access track at Glastonbury near GympieAfter 5/6
Platform and access left ready for the builder.
Completed level shed pad on a rural block at Glastonbury QLDAfter 6/6
Pad finished and ready to build on.

Land Clearing & Stick Raking · Glastonbury, QLD

Clearing and pad cut on a rural block

Timbered block cleared, stick raked and then cut to a level pad — one machine, one mobilisation, from scrub to build-ready.

Before

Overgrown timbered rural block before clearing and a site cut at Glastonbury QLDBefore 1/1
Thick scrub and timber over the build area.

During

Excavator clearing timber and shaping ground during earthworks at Glastonbury QLDDuring 1/3
Clearing out and starting the cut.
Excavator stripping topsoil and benching ground on a rural block at Glastonbury QLDDuring 2/3
Topsoil stripped and the bench taking shape.
Earthworks in progress with cut material moved and batters formed at Glastonbury QLDDuring 3/3
Cut material moved and batters formed up.

After

Cleared and levelled building pad after site cut works at Glastonbury QLDAfter 1/2
Clean, level pad ready to go.
Finished cleared and cut building area with tidy surrounds at Glastonbury QLDAfter 2/2
Surrounds tidied off and access left trafficable.

Rural Fencing · Chatsworth, QLD

Completed rural fence line

Completed rural fencing with round timber posts, strainer stays and a steel gate.

After

Completed rural fence line with round timber posts, strainer stays and steel gateAfter 1/1
Straight line, strainer stays in, gates hung.

Rural Fencing · Chatsworth, QLD

Dog wire fencing and gates

Completed dog wire fence and steel gates following the edge of a grazing paddock.

After

Rural fence with dog wire and steel gates running along a green paddock at Chatsworth QLDAfter 1/1
Dog wire and steel gates completed through the paddock.

Earthworks · Chatsworth, QLD

Timber retaining wall

Completed timber retaining wall holding the ground beside a rural shed and water tank.

After

Timber retaining wall built beside a shed and black water tank at Chatsworth QLDAfter 1/1
Retaining wall completed beside the shed and water tank.

Land Clearing & Stick Raking · Glenwood, QLD

Overgrown paddock clearing

Dense regrowth taken out of an overgrown paddock to bring the country back into use for grazing and fencing.

Before

Overgrown paddock with dense regrowth before land clearing at Glenwood QLDBefore 1/1
Regrowth choking out the paddock.

During

Excavator pushing out dense regrowth and small timber during clearing at Glenwood QLDDuring 1/1
Regrowth and small timber pushed out and windrowed.

After

Cleared open ground with timber stacked and mulch raked after clearing at Glenwood QLDAfter 1/2
Ground opened up, timber stacked to one side.
Cleared and stick raked paddock with debris heaps ready for burning at Glenwood QLDAfter 2/2
Stick raked clean, heaps ready for burning.

Dam Building & Desilting · Glastonbury, QLD

Farm dam finished and holding water

Dam walls and batters shaped up and the surrounds graded off — a clean finish that holds water and sheds runoff the right way.

After

Newly built farm dam with shaped walls holding water on a Glastonbury property near GympieAfter 1/1
Walls shaped, water holding, surrounds graded.

Dam Building & Desilting · Gympie region, QLD

Silted dam cleaned out and wall rebuilt

A dam that had silted up and lost its wall — cleaned out back to clay, the wall rebuilt and batters reshaped so it holds water properly again.

Before

Shallow silted farm dam with weed and low water level before desilting near Gympie QLDBefore 1/5
Silted up and holding very little water.
Silted dam basin with regrowth around the edges before clean-out near Gympie QLDBefore 2/5
Edges grown in and the basin full of silt.
Farm dam with muddy shallow water and silt build-up before desilting near Gympie QLDBefore 3/5
Mud and shallow water across the whole dam.
Dam wall with erosion and leaking ground before repair works near Gympie QLDBefore 4/5
The wall worn down and leaking.
Dam wall undermined by burrow holes and tree roots before rebuilding near Gympie QLDBefore 5/5
Burrow holes and roots undermining the wall.

After

Desilted farm dam with freshly shaped batters and rebuilt wall near Gympie QLDAfter 1/4
Dug out back to clay and reshaped.
Rebuilt dam wall and clean dam basin after desilting works near Gympie QLDAfter 2/4
New wall built up and compacted.
Cleaned out dam holding water again with tidy surrounds near Gympie QLDAfter 3/4
Holding water again with the surrounds tidied.
Finished dam with graded batters and spoil spread on site near Gympie QLDAfter 4/4
Batters graded and spoil spread on site.

Land Clearing & Stick Raking · Gympie region, QLD

Paddock cleared and arena pad shaped

Thick regrowth pulled out of a paddock, the ground stick raked clean, and a level pad shaped up for an arena.

Before

Paddock full of dense regrowth and small timber before clearing near Gympie QLDBefore 1/3
Regrowth right through the paddock.
Overgrown ground with scrub and saplings before land clearing near Gympie QLDBefore 2/3
Scrub and saplings taking over.
Untidy timbered ground before clearing and stick raking near Gympie QLDBefore 3/3
Untidy timber and litter across the ground.

During

Excavator clearing regrowth and pushing timber into heaps near Gympie QLDDuring 1/1
Timber pushed into heaps as we work across.

After

Cleared and raked open ground after land clearing near Gympie QLDAfter 1/4
Open, clean ground ready to use.
Cleared paddock with graded ground after clearing works near Gympie QLDAfter 2/4
Graded off and ready to seed.
Cleared country with retained trees after selective clearing near Gympie QLDAfter 3/4
The good trees left standing.
Level arena pad shaped and graded on a rural property near Gympie QLDAfter 4/4
Arena pad shaped up level.

Site Cuts & Pad Preparation · Langshaw, QLD

Rural driveway formed and gravelled

A new all-weather driveway formed, shaped and gravelled, with drainage so it sheds water instead of washing out.

After

Newly formed gravel driveway running through a rural property at Langshaw QLDAfter 1/4
Driveway formed and gravelled through the block.
Gravel driveway with shaped shoulders and drainage at Langshaw QLDAfter 2/4
Shoulders shaped so water runs off.
Completed rural driveway with compacted gravel surface at Langshaw QLDAfter 3/4
Gravel compacted and trimmed to line.
Finished driveway access on a rural block at Langshaw QLDAfter 4/4
Access finished end to end.

Site Cuts & Pad Preparation · Mothar Mountain, QLD

Shed pad cut into a sloping block

Cut-and-fill pad benched into a slope for a new shed — level, drained and compacted ready for the shed crew.

Before

Sloping grassed block before a shed pad site cut at Mothar Mountain QLDBefore 1/3
Sloping ground where the shed had to go.
Slope and vegetation before excavation for a shed pad at Mothar Mountain QLDBefore 2/3
Fall across the site from one end to the other.
Rural block before earthworks for a new shed pad at Mothar Mountain QLDBefore 3/3
The site before any dirt was moved.

After

Level shed pad cut into a slope with shaped batters at Mothar Mountain QLDAfter 1/5
Pad benched in level with batters shaped.
Compacted shed pad ready for construction at Mothar Mountain QLDAfter 2/5
Compacted and trimmed ready to build on.
Finished site cut with cut batter and spoil placed on site at Mothar Mountain QLDAfter 3/5
Spoil placed on site, no cartage needed.
Shed pad and access area graded on a rural property at Mothar Mountain QLDAfter 4/5
Pad and access graded together.
Completed level pad with drainage fall at Mothar Mountain QLDAfter 5/5
Finished with fall to shed water away.

Site Cuts & Pad Preparation · Gympie region, QLD

Site cut for a new shed

Grassed ground stripped and cut to a level, compacted pad with the spoil shaped into the surrounds.

Before

Grassed rural block before a shed site cut near Gympie QLDBefore 1/1
Grassed ground before the cut.

After

Level compacted shed pad after site cut works near Gympie QLDAfter 1/3
Cut to level and compacted.
Shed pad with shaped batter and drainage after excavation near Gympie QLDAfter 2/3
Batter shaped and drainage sorted.
Finished pad and access area ready for a shed build near Gympie QLDAfter 3/3
Pad and access ready for the builder.

Site Cuts & Pad Preparation · Gympie region, QLD

Pad cut and levelled

A second pad cut on the same property — stripped, levelled and compacted.

Before

Rural ground before a pad was cut and levelled near Gympie QLDBefore 1/1
The area before work started.

After

Level compacted pad after excavation near Gympie QLDAfter 1/1
Levelled, compacted and trimmed.

Trench Digging · Pie Creek, QLD

Service trench along a new road

Trench dug to line and depth for conduit and services beside a new road build, then backfilled and compacted.

During

Excavator digging a service trench beside a new road at Pie Creek QLDDuring 1/2
Trench opened up to line and depth.
Open service trench with orange conduit alongside new bitumen at Pie Creek QLDDuring 2/2
Conduit laid in ready for backfill.

Land Clearing & Stick Raking · Woolooga, QLD

Property cleared and tidied up

Overgrown country pulled back into shape — timber and regrowth removed, debris windrowed, ground raked clean.

Before

Overgrown country with thick regrowth before clearing at Woolooga QLDBefore 1/2
Thick regrowth through the block.
Timbered ground with scrub before land clearing at Woolooga QLDBefore 2/2
Scrub and standing timber to come out.

During

Excavator clearing timber and scrub with debris windrowed at Woolooga QLDDuring 1/1
Timber pulled out and windrowed as we go.

After

Cleared and raked ground after land clearing at Woolooga QLDAfter 1/2
Cleared and raked back to clean ground.
Open usable country after clearing and stick raking at Woolooga QLDAfter 2/2
Usable country again.

Land Clearing & Stick Raking · Gympie region, QLD

Clearing and clean-up around a rural home

Timber and regrowth cleared back from around a home and yard, debris heaped up for burning and the ground raked off.

Before

Timbered ground around a rural home before clearing near Gympie QLDBefore 1/1
Timber and regrowth close in around the yard.

During

Aerial view of an excavator heaping cleared timber beside a rural yard near Gympie QLDDuring 1/2
Logs and limbs heaped clear of the working area.
Excavator stacking cleared timber into a burn heap near Gympie QLDDuring 2/2
Heap built up ready for burning.

After

Aerial view of cleared open ground beside a road after clearing near Gympie QLDAfter 1/1
Block opened right up and raked off.

Site Cuts & Pad Preparation · Gympie region, QLD

Driveway entry, culvert and gates

New property entry built off the road — culvert pipes laid, gravel crossover formed and compacted, and gates hung on new posts.

During

Mini excavator digging a drainage line beside a new driveway near Gympie QLDDuring 1/1
Drainage cut in beside the new driveway.

After

Gravel driveway crossover with culvert pipes and new steel gates near Gympie QLDAfter 1/2
Crossover formed with culvert pipes each side.
Gravel driveway running through new steel farm gates on a rural block near Gympie QLDAfter 2/2
Gravel run through and gates hung on new posts.

Earthworks · Gympie region, QLD

Yard levelled and rock wall built

House surrounds cut to shape, a sandstone block wall built to hold the bank, and topsoil spread and graded across the yard.

After

Level cut yard area beside bushland with excavator on site near Gympie QLDAfter 1/4
Yard cut out level with the fall taken away.
Sandstone block retaining wall holding a bank beside a new home near Gympie QLDAfter 2/4
Sandstone wall holding the bank along the house.
Sandstone retaining wall and graded garden bed beside a concrete driveway near Gympie QLDAfter 3/4
Wall finished off against the new driveway.
Graded yard with topsoil spread around a rural home at dusk near Gympie QLDAfter 4/4
Topsoil spread and graded ready for grass.

What we can do for you

Land Clearing & Stick Raking

Full clear and tidy-up back to clean, usable ground.

Fire Breaks

Wide, reliable breaks cut around your property.

Dam Building & Desilting

New dams built, and old ones cleaned out.

Site Cuts & Pad Preparation

Level pads ready for a house, shed or yard.

21T Excavator Wet Hire

Machine and experienced operator, by the hour.

Rural Fencing

Dog wire and barb on round timber posts.

Trench Digging

Drainage, water, power and service trenches.

Erosion Control

Stop the wash before it takes your paddock.

Want your block looking like that?

Tell us the job and the location and we'll come back with a straight number. For anything sizeable we'll come out and look first.

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