Overgrowth Management in Mount Burnett

Overgrowth Management in Mount Burnett: Local Conditions

Mount Burnett's acreage blocks sit beside, or partly within, remnant bush, and bracken fern, blackberry and native regrowth keep pushing in from the bush edges. Fence-line clearing is a seasonal job on most rural properties. Steeper ground and longer grass runs along Paternoster Road and the locality's eastern edges mean growth gets ahead fast after a wet spring. Paddocks that are not regularly stocked or slashed build up dry fuel, which matters because the hilltop sits in a bushfire-prone area under Cardinia Shire's regulations. Large blocks mean the weedy edges are long, so overgrowth management here often combines slashing, fence-line clearing and bush encroachment rollback in a single visit. We slash and brushcut paddocks, fence lines and scrub, and carry the cuttings away on our tipper and trailer. Encroaching bracken and blackberry along fence lines are recurring seasonal jobs on blocks of this size, and the exposed hilltop means growth that is left in spring is rank and dry by late summer. We also offer fuel reduction and fire breaks before summer, which suits a locality where around 180 residents live on acreage lots with bush on their doorstep. Visits are planned around the growth: one in spring, and a second as grass cures.

Working in Mount Burnett