Born and bred on the land, Lionel Whitaker is a local from the Maryborough-Hervey Bay area. Even as a young boy, Lionel preferred holding a chainsaw to a pencil.

He is the principal of the family run business LC & AV Whitaker Tree-lopping and is a qualified arborist, having had 30 years experience of chainsaw work and craftsmanship and a vast knowledge of vegetation.

Having learnt the skills first-hand from his father, Lionel, along with his brother, has serviced the area for decades in traditional two-rail fencing, rural fencing, tree-clearing, property maintenance and cattle work.

                Specialising in:

•         Dangerous/dead tree removal
•         Trees over houses/buildings
•         18” wood chipper

        
        Qualifications:

•         Tree-climber
•         Arborist
•         EWP ticketed
•         Licenced chainsaw operator
•         Fully insured

                
Rural Fencing:

•         Hardwood timber
•         Split-posts/round posts/stays
•         Traditional two-rail fencing
•         Stock fencing (cattle & horses)
•         Round yards, stockyards, gateways
•         Post driving