Lawn mowing in Broadmeadows
Broady was surveyed in 1850 - the original township is now Westmeadows - and built by the Housing Commission from 1949, with another 900 houses added between 1975 and 1979. The station has been there since 1872.
Founding mowers are joining in Broadmeadows 3047 now. List your lawn free - it goes to them as they're verified, and you pay only when you see the photo.
- ✓ Verified local mowers
- ✓ You pay only after seeing the photo
- ✓ Free to list, no card until you hire
Mowers are joining in Broadmeadows
We're recruiting mowers for Broadmeadows right now, across the Hume / Moonee Valley cluster. List your lawn and you'll be first in line when it opens.
- Lawns waiting
- 0
- Mowers covering
- 0
- Founding offer closes
- 31 Dec
Mow in Broadmeadows?
Free to join, 10% + GST* only on jobs you win, and founding mowers pay 0% for 3 months from their first paid job, then 10% + GST locked until 31 Dec 2027. A typical Broadmeadows lawn guides at $100–$145 a cut.
Claim a founding seatBefore you list: three things worth telling a mower about a Broadmeadows lawn
- Flat, regular blocks: quotes tend to match the guide. A regular round brings it down.
- Rentals: list as recurring so the lawn is done between tenants, not rescued before an inspection.
- Full sun, no shade: couch and kikuyu cut a notch higher in summer keep their colour.
Broadmeadows lawn mowing questions
How much does lawn mowing cost in Broadmeadows?+
Reckon on $100-$145 for a standard mow on 180 m² of lawn. Commission blocks are regular enough that quotes sit close to it.
Who has to mow the nature strip in Broadmeadows?+
The resident, under Hume's policy: regular mowing, edging, weeding and litter, with the council stepping in only for a hazard. Hume sets no grass height for strips; its 400 mm cap is for plantings. Add the strip to your listing and it is done in the same visit.
Can a tenant book a mower?+
Yes. Anyone with access to the lawn can list it; the mower leaves a photo and you pay when you have seen it.
About Broadmeadows
The Commission block is the Broadmeadows block: a flat rectangle with a front lawn, a nature strip, a concrete side path and a back yard. The 1950s houses and the 1970s ones differ in style but not much in lawn - kikuyu or couch on basalt clay, established, easy to mow, with the time going on edges and whatever has been planted since. Some streets have been renewed with townhouses on the old blocks, which brings courtyard-sized lawns into the mix.
The suburb is open and flat with Yuroke Creek running through, so shade is rare, the sun is full and couch does well. Summer northerlies dry lawns out quickly; a higher cut from December helps. Broadmeadows Central and the station are the centre; the old Ford plant next door in Campbellfield closed in 2016.
City of Hume: residents keep the nature strip mown, edged and weeded, the council steps in only to make a hazard safe, and the 400 mm in its guidelines is a cap on plantings rather than a grass height. Every household has had a fortnightly organics bin, bright green lid, food scraps and garden waste together, since July 2024. Rentals and public housing are a big share here, and a tenant can list a lawn as easily as an owner.