Based in Wollongong — serving the Illawarra, Shoalhaven and Southern Highlands.
Clearing plus a plan to keep on top of it
Invasive weed removal with a management plan to reduce the weeds coming back. Every project gets a tailored plan — mulching the thicket, then follow-up so new growth is dealt with before it takes hold again.
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Why this matters
Lantana and blackberry are declared weeds across the Illawarra, Shoalhaven and Southern Highlands, and they are the two that take over gullies, creek lines and back paddocks fastest. Once a thicket is established, stock cannot get through it, the pasture underneath is gone and the seed spreads to every neighbour downhill.
Most clearing methods only deal with the top. A slasher, a forestry mulcher on a positrack or a tractor slasher all grind the plant down to ground level — but the roots and the base of the stem are left in the ground, damaged but alive, and the whole thicket reshoots within a season. One machine pass on its own is rarely enough.
What we do
Broadlands Contracting mulches invasive weeds with a tractor and mulcher, then builds a management plan around what is actually growing on your place. That means more of the standing thicket is cleared in the first pass than a slasher would take, and the mulch stays on the ground as cover rather than becoming a heap to burn.
Because lantana and blackberry have a long-lived seed bank, some regrowth is normal. The plan is tailored to the project — spot spraying, a second pass, or scheduled checks — so new growth is caught while it is still small and cheap to deal with, instead of waiting until it is a thicket again.
How the job runs
Weed work lasts when the first pass and the follow-up are planned together.
We work out how far the lantana or blackberry really runs — usually further than you can see from the house — and check what is growing underneath it worth keeping.
The tractor and mulcher work through the infestation and spread it as mulch where it stood. Nothing is burned or carted away.
Every project is different. We agree follow-up that suits the site — spot spray, another pass, or scheduled checks — so seedlings from the seed bank are dealt with before they become another thicket.
Serving the Illawarra, Shoalhaven and Southern Highlands
Based in Wollongong and working across the Illawarra, Shoalhaven and Southern Highlands — down the coast to Nowra and up over the escarpment to Bowral.
The cost of waiting
Leaving lantana or blackberry to run, or just cutting the tops off, usually leads to:
Related services
Plenty of properties need more than one approach. Not sure which service fits your situation? Get a free quote and we will look at the property with you and recommend the right method.
Selective sprays for lantana, blackberry and wattle, plus bindii, clover and broadleaf control in lawns, applied by qualified operators.
Learn more about Chemical SprayingPaddocks, acreage and steep slopes cut with a mulching deck, so the grass is spread evenly and breaks down instead of sitting in windrows.
Learn more about SlashingFallen, dead and storm-damaged timber on your property cut into firewood lengths and split and piled, instead of left to rot or burned off.
Learn more about Firewood HarvestingTrees and hedges pruned for health, shape and clearance by qualified horticulturalists, with everything cleaned up afterwards.
Learn more about Tree PruningStraight answers
Some regrowth is normal because the seed bank can last for years. Mulching clears far more of the standing thicket than a surface slash, and the management plan is there to deal with what germinates afterwards — usually with spot spraying or a follow-up pass while plants are still small. We do not promise the weeds are gone for good after one visit.
A slasher or a forestry mulcher on a positrack mostly knocks the growth down to ground level and leaves the base of the plant standing, which is why it reshoots. Our tractor and mulcher works through the thicket and mulches far more of the plant in the same pass. The lasting result still depends on follow-up, which is why every job gets a tailored management plan.
Yes, and that is where most of the work is. Our tractors are set up for the slopes in this region. We will tell you if a section is beyond what can be done safely.
Both are priority weeds under the NSW Biosecurity Act and landholders have a general duty to prevent their spread. What that means in practice depends on your local council and regional weed plan — your council weeds officer can tell you, and we are happy to work in with them.
Tell us what you are dealing with and we will come out, look at the property and give you a fixed quote for invasive weed removal. No obligation.
