Make Australia
Your Office.
Same trade. Bigger trees. A whole continent to climb. Bring your kit across the Tasman and join a 1,000-strong crew that's been keeping our communities safe and green since 1975.
Work in Australia //
Thinking about a move?
You're not the first.
Kiwi tree workers fit straight into our crews. Same standards, same gear, same respect for the work. The difference is scale: more of it, year-round, across power utilities, councils, road and rail.
Active Tree Services is Australia's largest vegetation management company. Founded by the Willcocks family in 1975 and still family-owned, we're a 1,000-strong team working across NSW, QLD, VIC, TAS and SA. Mostly outdoors, often in remote and beautiful places.
Whether you're planning a move or just starting to think about it, we want to hear from you. Ask the tough questions. We'll take it from there.
What You Will Do //
Roles open across Australia.
Every role here starts with loving trees. Whether you're climbing, on the ground, or running the depot, that's the through-line.
Climbers
Production climbers, IRATA. WHV welcome.
Ground crew
Cutters, chipper operators, leading hands.
EWP operators
Bucket trucks and elevated work platforms.
Apprenticeships
Cert III pathways, supported on the job.
Foremen & supervisors
Crew leadership across utility contracts.
Arborists / consultants
Tree assessments, reports, urban forestry.
Mechanics & fitters
Workshop and field, looking after the fleet.
Office & support
Ops, people, finance, scheduling, safety.
Why Move //
A country built for people who love the outdoors.
The outdoors, on the clock
Snow-capped mountains, desert bush, 10,000+ beaches, and forests full of eucalypts. Your office, most days.
A laid-back lifestyle
500+ National Parks. Long summers. Short commutes if you want them. Small remote crews if you don't.
Career, not just a job
Tickets, training and a pathway. Climber to leading hand to operations manager. Plenty of people here have done it.
Helping You Make The Move //
Making Australia a reality.
We won't pretend the paperwork is fun. But we've done this before, and we'll walk you through it. Here's what's typical and what we can help with.
Visas we work with
- Working Holiday Visa (WHV). Most common for Kiwi and overseas climbers. We welcome it.
- NZ citizens. The Trans-Tasman arrangement means most Kiwis can come and work without a visa application. We'll point you to the official guidance.
- Skilled and sponsored visas. Not always offered, but possible for the right role. We'll talk it through.
What we help with
- A direct line to our People team while you're planning.
- Honest answers on day rates, locations, and what the work actually looks like.
- Pointing you at the right official visa info so you're not guessing.
- Connecting you with someone who's already made the move.
Moving to Australia //
We take care of you.
People come to Active from all over: New Zealand, the UK, Ireland, South Africa, Canada. Some stay for a season on a WHV, some stay for a decade. Either way, we'll look after you while you're with us.
Active worked closely with me and my family to streamline our move.
Jacob, climber. From Gloucestershire, UK.
Register your Interest //
Tell us about you.
Interested in joining Active? Enquire today, and a member of our recruiting team will reach out to you soon to discuss exciting opportunities within our company.