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Inside the Coffs / Bellingen radius we usually mobilise within the same week for quoted work, and within hours for genuine emergencies.

Yes. Half-day driveway repairs, single trench runs, one-tree removals — we still turn up. No minimum job size.

Both. Wet hire (machine + operator) is the default. Dry hire available on request with a verified ticket.

For firebreaks and 10/50 clearing, yes. For DA-related earthworks we work alongside your surveyor or builder.

Tender pack includes Certificate of Currency for Public Liability (A$20,000,000), NSW Contractor Licence 493682C, and a capability statement covering services, fleet, and reference project types. All documents ready within 48 hours of request. Email info@bfex.com.au with the tender number and portal requirements and we'll send exactly what's needed.

The 10/50 scheme is a NSW law that lets property owners in designated bushfire-prone areas clear vegetation near their home without needing approval from council or Local Land Services. It works in two zones:

Within 10 metres of your home — you can remove trees entirely, including the stump. A tree counts as being within 10 m if any part of its trunk measuring more than 30 cm in circumference (at 1.3 m height) sits within 10 m of the external wall of your home.

Within 50 metres of your home — you can clear underlying vegetation such as shrubs, grasses and groundcovers, but not trees. Only shrubs — trees outside the 10 m zone cannot be removed under this entitlement.

What qualifies:

• Your property must be in a designated 10/50 entitlement area — check at rfs.nsw.gov.au on the day of clearing, as the area can change
• The building must be lawfully constructed and occupied — homes under development or awaiting an occupation certificate do not qualify
• If you are using a neighbouring building's location to define your radius, you need that neighbour's written consent first
• Farm sheds are included

What you cannot clear under 10/50:

• Trees on slopes greater than 18° — a geotechnical assessment is required first
• Vegetation within 10 m of any waterway 2+ metres wide
• Mangroves and saltmarsh
• Aboriginal places or scarred trees
• State or local heritage items
• Critical habitat or critically endangered ecological communities

No formal approval is needed — but you must confirm eligibility before you start, and work must comply with all conditions on the day. If you're not sure whether your job falls inside or outside these limits, call us — we work under this scheme regularly and can usually tell you straight away.

The NSW RFS publishes two free tools worth checking before you call: the 10/50 eligibility checker tells you whether your property falls within the clearing entitlement area, and the RFS Boundary Clearing Tool covers rural boundary clearing rules. If you're still not sure, call us — we work under 10/50, Local Land Services approvals, and the Biodiversity Conservation Act daily and can usually tell you straight away what applies.