Project Gallery

Real jobs, real results. Explore project photos and before, during, and after views from work across the region.

Property Sale Preparation — Selective Vegetation Management

Overgrown boobialla had crowded the pathway and made this part of the property feel difficult to manage. In half a day, the area was opened back up while established gums and native vegetation worth retaining were left in place.

Overgrown boobialla crowding a property pathway before selective forestry mulching
Before

Before — dense boobialla crowding the pathway

Close view from the forestry mulcher while working through dense overgrown boobialla
During

During — working through the dense growth

Kubota skid steer and Fecon mulcher selectively clearing overgrown boobialla
During

During — selectively opening the area

Reopened property area after mulching with established gum trees retained
After

After — pathway reopened and established gums retained


Forrest, Colac Otway Shire — Lake View Restoration

Dense tea tree and woody regrowth had completely blocked the lake view and made the lower section of this property inaccessible. One day of mulching opened it up — the view hadn't been seen from the house in years.

Lake barely visible through dense regrowth before mulching — Forrest, Colac Otway
Before

Before — lake barely visible through regrowth

Open cleared land with lake view restored after forestry mulching — Forrest, Colac Otway Shire
After

After — view from fence line, full transformation

Dense tea tree and regrowth blocking lake view before forestry mulching — Forrest, Colac Otway
Before

Before — view from cab, dense tea tree blocking lake

Full transformation showing cleared fence line and restored lake view — Forrest, Colac Otway
After

After — trees preserved, ground cover returning

Machine arriving at lake restoration job — Forrest, Colac Otway Shire
Before

Before — machine arriving at the job

During clearing — foreground cleared with tea tree still ahead — Forrest, Colac Otway
During

During — foreground cleared, tea tree still ahead

Open land with lake restored after forestry mulching — Forrest, Colac Otway
After

After — open land, lake restored


Forrest, Colac Otway Shire — Paddock Slashing & Fuel Load Reduction

Paddock and surrounding regrowth slashed ahead of fire season. Dry grass and encroaching scrub reduced across the full block.

Dry grass and encroaching regrowth before slashing — Forrest, Colac Otway
Before

Before — dry grass and encroaching regrowth

Paddock cleared and fuel load removed after slashing — Forrest, Colac Otway
After

After — paddock cleared, fuel load removed


Moriac, Greater Geelong — Bracken & Tea Tree Removal

Bracken and tea tree had taken over a significant section of this lifestyle property. The work opened up the area; the result depends on the vegetation and site conditions.

Dense bracken and tea tree before clearing — Moriac, Greater Geelong
Before

Before — dense bracken and tea tree from cab view


Bellbrae, Surf Coast Shire — Blackberry & Bracken Clearing

Thick blackberry canes and bracken on a steep Surf Coast property. The work was scoped for the terrain and vegetation, with mulched material left on site.

Thick blackberry and bracken before removal — Bellbrae, Surf Coast Shire
Before

Before — thick blackberry and bracken from cab


Before & After — Vegetation and Access Projects

Compare the results of selective vegetation clearing, woodland vegetation management, and scrub clearing for access.

Before-and-after comparison showing selective vegetation clearing

Selective vegetation clearing — before and after

Before-and-after comparison showing woodland vegetation management

Woodland vegetation management — before and after

Before-and-after comparison showing scrub clearing and improved access

Scrub clearing and access — before and after


Colac Otway Shire — Mulching & Access

A view from the mulcher and an opened-up access track from work in Colac Otway Shire.

View from the mulcher across a property in Colac Otway Shire

View from the mulcher

Opened-up access track through woodland in Colac Otway Shire

Opened-up access track


Aireys Inlet — Forestry Mulching & Vegetation Management

Three photos of selective understorey management and forestry mulching work in Aireys Inlet.

Selectively managed woodland understorey with established trees retained at Aireys Inlet

Selective understorey management

Kubota forestry mulcher working among established trees at Aireys Inlet

Mulcher working among established trees

Cleared woodland access route at an Aireys Inlet property

Cleared woodland access


More from the Field — Equipment, Access Tracks & Firebreaks

A collection of additional job photos — machine in action, access tracks, fire break creation, and aerial shots showing the scale of the work.

Kubota SVL97-2 skid steer with forestry mulcher clearing dense bush vegetation in regional Victoria

Forestry mulching in action — Kubota on steep terrain

Forestry mulcher creating cleared access track through overgrown bush property in the Otways

Access track clearing — Ballarat

Firebreak being created with forestry mulching equipment in southwest Victoria

Firebreak creation — Deans Marsh

Dense fern and undergrowth being cleared for bushfire fuel load reduction near Geelong

Fern and undergrowth clearing — Ballarat

Overgrown bush block land clearing project using forestry mulching in Surf Coast region

Bush block mulching — Surf Coast region

Completed paddock slashing showing reduced grass fuel load for property preparation

Paddock slashing — completed, fuel load reduced

Otway Forestry Mulching truck transporting Kubota skid steer to job site in Victoria

Equipment transport — heading to site

Kubota SVL97-2 compact track loader with slasher attachment for vegetation management

Skid steer with slasher attachment

Operator view from inside Kubota cab while clearing dense scrub and blackberry

Operator view — clearing dense scrub — Pennyroyal

Aerial drone view of completed firebreak showing cleared vegetation buffer zone in Otways bushland

Completed firebreak — drone view — Anglesea

Drone photograph showing professionally cleared firebreak protecting rural property from bushfire

Aerial shot — firebreak protecting rural property — Aireys Inlet

Skid steer lifting heavy cypress log during tree removal — Gnawarre, Colac Otway

Heavy cypress transport — Gnawarre

Skid steer with grapple bucket clearing fallen timber and branches — Gnawarre, Colac Otway

Grapple clean-up after tree removal — Gnawarre

Large cypress trees felled and stacked for removal, skid steer working through timber — Gnawarre, Colac Otway

Tree removal and timber stacking — Gnawarre

Kubota SVL97-2 compact track loader with Fecon forestry mulcher on job in Forrest, Victoria

Kubota SVL97-2 with Fecon mulcher — Forrest

Forestry mulching completed — cleared understorey with native trees retained, Marengo, Colac Otway
After

After forestry mulching — understorey cleared, trees retained — Marengo


Gnarwarre, Colac Otway Shire — Gorse Removal

Dense established gorse on a Gnarwarre property. Mulched in a single session. Before, during, and after shown below. Ground cleared and made accessible again.

Dense gorse from cab view before mulching — Gnarwarre, Colac Otway Shire
Before

Before — dense established gorse

Cleared open paddock after gorse mulching — Gnarwarre, Colac Otway Shire
After

After — ground cleared and accessible

Forestry mulcher working through thick gorse with mulch dust — Gnarwarre, Colac Otway Shire
During

During — mulcher pushing through


Bambra, Colac Otway Shire — Stump Removal & Ground Clearing

Multiple stumps removed along a fence line on a Bambra property. Ground worked back and cleared ready for use. Before, during, and after below.

Paddock with multiple stumps and stump markers before removal — Bambra, Colac Otway Shire
Before

Before — stumps scattered across paddock

Wide view of cleared fence line after stump removal — Bambra, Colac Otway Shire
After

After — fence line cleared, ground ready

Freshly cut large stump during removal work — Bambra, Colac Otway Shire
During

During — stump freshly cut and worked

Cleared ground from cab view after stump removal — Bambra, Colac Otway Shire
After

After — ground cleared from cab


Equipment Ready for Work

A couple of behind-the-scenes photos of the machine being loaded and our service sign.

Kubota SVL97-2 and forestry mulcher loaded on a truck, ready to head to a job

Machine loaded up and ready to head to a job

Kubota SVL97-2 and Fecon mulcher secured on a truck for transport

Kubota and mulcher secured for transport

Otway Forestry Mulching service sign with machinery in the background

Otway Forestry Mulching service sign


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