Byron Shire, NSW
Excavation and earthmoving in Billinudgel
Low-lying Billinudgel sits just across the Pacific Highway from Ocean Shores. Council's rural land strategy says the village has grown mainly as a light industrial area, with a general store and hotel, while hobby farms and rural living take up the flood-free land to the south-west. Luke brings a 5.5 t Kubota, a compact ASV posi-track and a Fuso tipper for yard drainage, gravel repairs, industrial yard work and carting spoil off wet ground.
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- Luke runs every machine himself
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- Owner-operatorLuke, over 10 years operating machinery
- Based in MurwillumbahWorking the Gold Coast to Lennox Head
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- Google 5.0 out of 5From 2 reviews, October 2026
- ABN 58 346 068 875Registered business name DIRT WERKS
Jobs Luke takes on in Billinudgel
Trenching and drainage
Stormwater and yard drainage trenches on Billinudgel's low lots, dug and backfilled by Luke while your licensed plumber lays and connects the pipe. On the hobby farms south-west of the village, Luke lays culverts and ag drains himself.
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Soil removal and tipper
Council limits filling in Billinudgel, so spoil from trenches and clean-ups usually has to leave the site. Luke loads it onto the Fuso, about 7.5 t a trip, and takes it to a lawful tip or approved site with dockets.
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Excavator hire
Businesses in the village's light industrial area can book Luke and the Kubota or posi-track on wet hire, for trenching, loading trucks, levelling gravel yards or a clean-up after a flood.
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Driveway repairs
Gravel driveways and hardstands on low, wet ground lose their shape after floods. Luke re-sheets them with fresh gravel, levels it with the posi-track, then waters and rolls it with his own roller.
See moreGround and access in Billinudgel
Billinudgel is about 2 m above sea level, and Marshalls Creek flows through the village after Lacks Creek joins it to the west. The NSW SES lists major floods in 1987, 2003, 2005, 2012, 2017 and 2022, and says flooding can begin at the western end of Wilfred Street even below minor flood levels. Council's flood chapter says homes here face frequent low-level flooding and prefers them on piers, with the space underneath never filled in.
Most of the village is low, flood-prone ground, so soft yards after rain limit machines more than slope does. The Fuso needs firm, level standing to load, clear of overhead lines. Send a wide photo of the work area, the gate with its width, where a truck could stand, and anywhere water lies after rain.
Before you dig in Billinudgel
Billinudgel is in the Byron Shire Council area. These rules are worth checking before the machine is booked. Luke lodges his own Before You Dig enquiry for every job.
| Check | What it means |
|---|---|
| Excavation and fill limits | Where earthworks need development consent, Byron's DCP Chapter B14 limits excavation and fill to 1 m deep unless otherwise stated. Earthworks on land steeper than a 15% gradient, or with more than 1 m of cut and fill, need engineering detail from a structural or geotechnical engineer. |
| Acid sulfate soils | Council says acid sulfate soils sit in the coastal floodplains, generally below RL 5 m AHD. Under clause 6.1 of Byron LEP 2014, Class 1 land needs consent for any works and Class 2 for works below the ground surface. On Class 3 and 4 land the trigger is works more than 1 m or 2 m below natural ground, or works that lower the water table that far. |
| Driveways and the road reserve | Council needs a permit before any work on a driveway or elsewhere in the road reserve. Even an exempt driveway needs Section 138 approval under the Roads Act, lodged on the NSW Planning Portal. |
| Flood-prone land | Council's floodplain pages cover the Brunswick River, Belongil Creek and Tallow Creek, and much of the shire's low ground can flood. Check the flood maps before any fill or drainage work on the flats. |
| Near creeks and natural water | Exempt earthworks must be at least 40 m from natural water and must not redirect water or send sediment onto a neighbour's land. |
How it works
From a photo to a finished job
Call or text Luke a photo
A wide shot, the gate or access, and the exact spot tells him most of what he needs.
Get a free quote
From your photos, or from a quick site look if the job needs it. No charge for either.
Book a day
Luke brings the right machine for the access and the job.
Dig, cart and clean up
Spoil goes out on his own tipper. The site is left tidy.
Got a job in Billinudgel?
Call Luke, text him a photo of the site, or send the details through the quote form. Quotes are free.
Questions about earthworks in Billinudgel
Can I bring in fill to lift my Billinudgel yard above flood level?
Check with Council first, because the limits are tight. For the Billinudgel town centre, Council's flood chapter recommends capping fill at the 1% AEP (1-in-100 chance each year) flood level plus 0.5 m and keeping development to half the lot, and fill exclusion areas are shown on Council's Online Mapping Tool. Once Council confirms what is allowed, Luke can quote the cartage, spreading and rolling.
Who do I ask about earthworks approvals in Byron Shire?
Byron Shire Council's Development Support Officers answer approval questions on 02 6626 7025. Get any approval the job needs, or confirm the work is exempt, before the machine is booked. The council approval guide sets out the Tweed, Byron and Ballina rules side by side.
Suburbs near Billinudgel
Luke works right across the area. Pick a neighbouring suburb, or see all of Byron Bay and Brunswick Heads.
Sources (checked October 2026)
- Wikipedia: Billinudgel, New South Wales
- Byron Shire Council: Rural Land Use Strategy supporting information, Volume 2
- Byron Shire Council: Rural Land Use Strategy supporting information, Volume 3
- NSW SES: Byron local information
- Byron Shire Council: DCP 2014 Chapter C2 Areas Affected by Flood (effective 6 June 2025)
- Byron Shire Council: DCP 2014 Chapter B14 Excavation and Fill (PDF)
- Byron Shire Council: acid sulfate soil management plan for minor projects (PDF)
- Byron Shire Council: driveways
- Byron Shire Council: Brunswick River floodplain
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