Arborist Brief

1. Introduction
1.1 Brief
Treesafe Australia Pty Ltd has been engaged by Menzie Designer Homes to carry out a tree
inspection for the provisions of an Arborist Brief. The Arborist Brief shall include inspection notes
which identify the tree protection zones (TPZ) and the health and sustainability of three Red
Bloodwoods located on the council verge of No. 25 and No. 27 Dwyer Street Sunshine Beach.
TPZ calculations have been formulated in accordance with AS 4970 Protection of trees on
development sites.

1.2 Qualifications and Experience
The provisions of the Arborist Brief are based upon site observations from ground level and the
data captured onsite upon the day of assessment. The consulting arborist, Justin Harvey has
attained an AQF level 5 in Arboriculture (Diploma of Arboriculture AHC 50510).

2. Site Visit and Observations
2.1 Site Visits
The consulting arborist liaised with the property owner on site to discuss the re-alignment of the
proposed driveway access and the predicted impacts which the trees on the verge will sustain
from the proposed works.
A site inspection was carried out to collect data for the provisions of the Arborist Brief. The Arborist
Brief is based upon the evidence gathered at the time the assessment.
All tree inspections are performed from ground level without detailed investigation unless
otherwise noted within the assessment. The method of inspection performed was a basic level 2
visual tree assessment (VTA) as per ISA guidelines, ANSI A300 Standard for Risk assessment
and ISA’s Best Management Practices: Tree Risk Assessment.

2.1.1 Tree Species
               Common             Botanical
 Tree No.                                              Height (M)         DBH (mm)       DABF (mm)
               Name               Name

               Red                Corymbia
 1                                                     9                  430            470
               bloodwood          gummifera

               Red                Corymbia
 2                                                     8                  310            370
               bloodwood          gummifera

               Red                Corymbia
 3                                                     9                  390            420
               bloodwood          gummifera


Table 1: Assessment data captured from 25 Dwyer Street, Sunshine Beach.



Arborist Brief– TSA: 25 Dwyer Street Sunshine Beach. (* See explanatory notes)
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