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           <h1>About Budget Tree Removal Brisbane</h1>
        <p class="hero-sub">AQF Level 5 qualified arborists. Locally based. Fully insured. Here is who we are and how we work.</p>
        <div class="hero-badges"><span class="hero-badge">🎓 AQF Level 5 Certified</span><span class="hero-badge">🛡️ $20M Insured</span><span class="hero-badge">⭐ 4.9/5 Rating</span></div>
        
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        <span class="section-label">Our Story</span>
        <h2>Brisbane arborists who show up, do the job, and clean up</h2>
        <p>Budget Tree Removal started because we saw homeowners getting stung either by uninsured operators with no qualifications, or by quotes that somehow doubled between the phone call and the invoice.</p>
        <p>We set out to do it differently. Fixed quotes before work starts. Qualified arborists on every job. Insurance certificates available on request. Green waste removed, site left clean.</p>
        <p>We focus on Brisbane's north and east suburbs like Chermside, Aspley, Hamilton, Morningside, and Coorparoo. Tight service area means we actually know the local council rules, the common tree species, and the access challenges that come up in each suburb.</p>
        <div class="trust-row row_fr2"><div class="trust-badge"><span class="badge-icon">🎓</span>AQF Level 5 Arborist</div><div class="trust-badge"><span class="badge-icon">🛡️</span>$20M Public Liability</div><div class="trust-badge"><span class="badge-icon">⭐</span>4.9/5 Rating (74 reviews)</div><div class="trust-badge"><span class="badge-icon">📋</span>Council Permit Assistance</div><div class="trust-badge"><span class="badge-icon">⚡</span>Same-Day Quotes</div><div class="trust-badge"><span class="badge-icon">♻️</span>Green Waste Removal</div></div>
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            <div class="trust-badge"><span class="badge-icon">🎓</span>AQF Level 5 Arborist</div>
            <div class="trust-badge"><span class="badge-icon">🛡️</span>$20M Public Liability</div>
            <div class="trust-badge"><span class="badge-icon">⭐</span>4.9/5 Rating (74 reviews)</div>
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  <span class="section-label">Our Qualifications</span>
  <h2 class="section-title">What AQF Level 5 Actually Means</h2>
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    <p style="color: #000;">In Queensland, anyone can call themselves a tree lopper. "Arborist" isn't a regulated title either — but the qualifications behind a genuinely certified arborist are specific and verifiable.</p>
    <ul class="check-list "><li><strong>AQF Certificate III in Arboriculture:- </strong>minimum for all tree work</li><li><strong>AQF Level 5 Diploma in Arboriculture:- </strong>required for arborist reports and council submissions</li><li><strong>Working at heights competency:- </strong>certified rigging and rope climbing</li><li><strong>Chainsaw operation certification</strong></li><li><strong>Awareness of AS4373-2007:-</strong> Australian pruning standard</li><li><strong>Public liability insurance:- </strong>$20M coverage, Certificate of Currency on request</li></ul>
    <p style="color: #000;">Our lead arborist holds AQF Level 5 (Diploma in Arboriculture). Every Brisbane City Council report we prepare meets BCC's qualification requirements.</p>
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      <h4>🎓 Why qualifications matter for your job</h4>
      <p>If a tree on your property needs a council permit application, the report must be signed by a suitably qualified arborist (typically Level 5). Reports from unqualified operators are rejected by BCC, wasting your time and money. We get it right the first time.</p>
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      <p>Ask us for a Certificate of Currency before we start any job. It takes 10 seconds to send and confirms coverage type, amounts, and expiry. Any reputable arborist should be able to provide this immediately.</p>
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      <div class="step"><div class="step-num">1</div><div class="step-content"><h4>Same-day quote</h4><p>Call or message photos to 0474 011 120. We quote same day for most jobs. Complex jobs or permits may require a site visit.</p></div></div>
      <div class="step"><div class="step-num">2</div><div class="step-content"><h4>Written scope before we start</h4><p>Exactly what's included — tree removal, stump grinding, chip removal, council permit — in writing. No verbal-only quotes.</p></div></div>
      <div class="step"><div class="step-num">3</div><div class="step-content"><h4>Council permit check (if required)</h4><p>We check whether your tree is under a VPO. If a permit is needed, we handle the application. Approvals typically take 5–20 business days.</p></div></div>
      <div class="step"><div class="step-num">4</div><div class="step-content"><h4>Scheduled removal</h4><p>Jobs typically scheduled within 3–10 business days of approval. We start 7am–7:30am, confirm time the day before.</p></div></div>
      <div class="step"><div class="step-num">5</div><div class="step-content"><h4>Site cleanup</h4><p>All timber chipped and removed (or left as mulch if you want). Site broom-clean before we leave.</p></div></div>
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<p style="max-width: 700px;
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    text-align: center;">We focus on Brisbane's north and east — from Bracken Ridge and Boondall in the north, across the inner-north suburbs of Chermside, Aspley, and Kedron, through to Hamilton, Bulimba, Morningside, and Coorparoo in the inner-east.</p>
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  <a href="tree-removal-chermside.php">Chermside</a>
  <a href="tree-removal-aspley.php">Aspley</a>
  <a href="tree-removal-geebung.php">Geebung</a>
  <a href="tree-removal-boondall.php">Boondall</a>
  <a href="tree-removal-wavell-heights.php">Wavell Heights</a>
  <a href="tree-removal-stafford.php">Stafford</a>
  <a href="tree-removal-kedron.php">Kedron</a>
  <a href="tree-removal-carseldine.php">Carseldine</a>
  <a href="tree-removal-zillmere.php">Zillmere</a>
  <a href="tree-removal-taigum.php">Taigum</a>
  <a href="tree-removal-bracken-ridge.php">Bracken Ridge</a>
  <a href="tree-removal-fitzgibbon.php">Fitzgibbon</a>
  <a href="tree-removal-hamilton.php">Hamilton</a>
  <a href="tree-removal-albion.php">Albion</a>
  <a href="tree-removal-lutwyche.php">Lutwyche</a>
  <a href="tree-removal-windsor.php">Windsor</a>
  <a href="tree-removal-grange.php">Grange</a>
  <a href="tree-removal-eagle-farm.php">Eagle Farm</a>
  <a href="tree-removal-cannon-hill.php">Cannon Hill</a>
  <a href="tree-removal-morningside.php">Morningside</a>
  <a href="tree-removal-norman-park.php">Norman Park</a>
  <a href="tree-removal-murarrie.php">Murarrie</a>
  <a href="tree-removal-bulimba.php">Bulimba</a>
  <a href="tree-removal-hawthorne.php">Hawthorne</a>
  <a href="tree-removal-balmoral.php">Balmoral</a>
  <a href="tree-removal-east-brisbane.php">East Brisbane</a>
  <a href="tree-removal-coorparoo.php">Coorparoo</a>
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  <p class="section-intro text-center">74 reviews. 4.9 stars. Here are a few.</p>
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  <div class="review-stars">★★★★★</div>
  <p class="review-text">"Showed up on time, removed a massive camphor laurel that was threatening our deck. Left the yard cleaner than they found it."</p>
  <span class="reviewer">Paul M. <span>— Aspley</span></span>
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  <p class="review-text">"Got three quotes. Budget Tree Removal came in mid-range but were the only ones with a proper qualification certificate and insurance documents. Worth paying the extra $80."</p>
  <span class="reviewer">Jenny B. <span>— Chermside</span></span>
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  <div class="review-stars">★★★★★</div>
  <p class="review-text">"They handled the BCC permit application for us. Tree was protected but the application was approved in 12 business days. Couldn't have done that ourselves."</p>
  <span class="reviewer">Craig A. <span>— Hamilton</span></span>
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  <p class="review-text">"Same-day quote by text from a photo. Job done two days later. Efficient, professional, and the price matched the quote exactly."</p>
  <span class="reviewer">Lisa T. <span>— Morningside</span></span>
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  <p class="review-text">"Emergency call-out after a storm took out half a large gum. They were on site within 3 hours and had the branch cleared off the roof before dark."</p>
  <span class="reviewer">Ray F. <span>— Coorparoo</span></span>
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  <p class="review-text">"Three stumps ground out in under 90 minutes. Grass has almost fully grown back over the holes already. Great work."</p>
  <span class="reviewer">Diane H. <span>— Geebung</span></span>
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