Man in Tree with Ropes

Branch Creek Tree Services is a family owned business, operating on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland.

For all your tree felling, tree removal, palm removal, tree pruning, root pruning, wood chipping and stump grinding, Branch Creek Tree Services is the business to call.

Trees are assets to your home and community and deserve the best possible care. Planting and caring for your tree is a long-term commitment. The type and frequency of tree care is dependent upon the tree species planted, the tree’s age, location, climate and other factors that affect the tree’s growth.

Hiring an Arborist is a decision that should not be taken lightly. Branch Creek Tree Services perform only accepted practices and adhere to AS4373 – Pruning of Amenity Trees. Proper tree care is an investment that can lead to substantial returns.

Meet The Team

Ben McDonald

Arborist / Director

  • Diploma in Horticulture (Arboriculture) – attained January 2015
  • Certificate III Horticulture (Arboriculture) – attained September 2006
  • International Society of Arboriculture Tree Risk Assessment Qualification
  • Qld. Arboricultural Association Qualified Contractor
  • License to perform High Risk work – WP / CV/ DG
  • Level II Chainsaw Operations
  • FWPHAR2206 Operate a mobile chipper/mulcher
  • Blue card 30215 Qld. (General safety induction – construction industry)
  • WAMS – M31A competency
  • Energex Authorised person
  • CN LW 1 – Certificate in Electrical Linework
  • Arbormaster Training Workshop – including Tree Climbing and Rigging Techniques
  • Tree Identification Workshop
  • Senior First Aid and CPR certificate

Jorim Hutton

Arborist / Leading Hand / Tree Climber

  • Certificate III in Civil construction Excavator Operation – attained 2025
  • Certificate III in Horticulture (Arboriculture) – attained June 2014
  • License to Perform High Risk Work – DG (Dogging) and VLC (Vehicle Loading Crane)
  • Level II Chainsaw operations
  • FWPHAR2206 Operate a mobile chipper/mulcher
  • White card 30215 Qld. (General safety induction – construction industry)
  • WAMS – M31A competency
  • Energex Authorised Person
  • Tree Identification Workshop
  • Senior First Aid and CPR certificate

Andrew Wildman

Arborist / Leading Hand / Groundsman

  • Certificate III in Horticulture (Arboriculture) – attained March 2007
  • Level II Chainsaw operations
  • FWPHAR2206 Operate a mobile chipper/mulcher
  • Blue card 30215 Qld. (General safety induction – construction industry)
  • Senior First Aid and CPR certificate
  • Energex Authorised Person
  • EWP Operations
  • WAMS – M31A competency

Seb McDonald

Arborist / Leading Hand / Tree Climber

  • Certificate III Arboriculture – attained April 2023
  • Level II Chainsaw Operations
  • License to Perform High Risk Work – DG (Dogging) and VLC (Vehicle Loading Crane)
  • White card 30215 Qld. (General safety induction – construction industry)
  • WAMS – M31A competency
  • Energex Authorised Person
  • Senior First Aid and CPR certificate

Kai Luhrman

Arborist / Tree Climber

  • Certificate III Arboriculture – attained May 2025
  • Level II Chainsaw Operations
  • FWPHAR2206 Operate a mobile chipper/mulcher
  • White card 30215 Qld. (General safety induction – construction industry)
  • Senior First Aid and CPR certificate

Lachlan Bretherton

Arborist / Tree Climber

  • Certificate III Arboriculture – attained May 2025
  • Level II Chainsaw Operations
  • FWPHAR2206 Operate a mobile chipper/mulcher
  • Senior First Aid and CPR certificate.

Dustin McDonald

Subcontract Climbing Arborist

  • Certificate III Arboriculture – attained June 2017
  • Certificate III Horticulture – attained April 2002
  • WAMS – M31A competency
  • Blue card 30215 Qld. (General safety induction – construction industry)
  • Senior First Aid and CPR certificate

Eban Weaver-Wampl

Apprentice Arborist (Commenced January 2025)

  • Level I Chainsaw Operations
  • FWPHAR2206 Operate a mobile chipper/mulcher
  • White card 30215 Qld. (General safety induction – construction industry)

Jacob Blair

Skilled Groundsman

  • Level I Chainsaw Operations
  • White card 30215 Qld. (General safety induction – construction industry)
  • Senior First Aid and CPR certificate

Kaidan Ey

Skilled Groundsman

  • License to Perform High Risk Work – DG (Dogging) and VLC (Vehicle Loading Crane)
  • Level I Chainsaw Operations
  • White card 30215 Qld. (General safety induction – construction industry)
  • Senior First Aid and CPR certificate