Lawn mowing in Williamstown
Captain Lonsdale chose Gellibrand Point as Port Phillip's official settlement in 1836-37, and William's Town was surveyed and named on 10 April 1837, with the first land sales that year. It was proclaimed a city on 17 May 1919 and peaked at 30,606 people in 1961.
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What a cut costs in Williamstown
One-off standard visit: mow, edges, blow-down. A guide, not a quote. How the guide is built
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Before you list: three things worth telling a mower about a Williamstown lawn
- The council won't reinstate a worn strip, so list it with the lawn and let the mower bring it back over a season.
- Measure the side gate before you list. Under 70 cm is push-mower only; 70-95 cm is standard; 95 cm and over takes the wide gear.
- Tell the mower which bin you have. A 120 L fills fast in October, and a mulched cut keeps the clippings out of it.
Williamstown lawn mowing questions
How much does lawn mowing cost in Williamstown?+
Around $110-$155 a visit for a 180 m² Williamstown lawn in our model. A smaller lawn quotes under that, and a strip on the listing adds a few dollars.
What does Hobsons Bay expect of my nature strip?+
That you keep it maintained and free of trip hazards. The council does no maintenance of strips and will not reinstate grass, so the strip is entirely on the resident. Put it on the listing and it is cut with the lawn.
Can grass clippings go in the Williamstown green bin?+
Yes. Hobsons Bay's light-green-lid bin takes food and garden waste together and is collected fortnightly. The standard bin is 120 L; a 240 L is available for an added annual charge. On a full block, a mulched cut keeps the smaller bin from filling by the second visit.
About Williamstown
A convict-built stone jetty went in during 1838, the same year the ferry Fire Fly started running to Melbourne. The time ball tower was erected in 1852, Australia's first telegraph line ran from here to Melbourne in 1854, and the railway opened in 1859. Borough status came in 1856; the botanic gardens, the mechanics' institute and a post office all date from 1860. Williamstown Grammar opened in 1867 and the high school in 1915.
Work here was on the water. The railway workshops sat at Point Gellibrand from 1857 to 1889, shipbuilding started in 1913, and the naval dockyard, the wool and textile mills and the 1916 wheat handling followed. Port Phillip and Hobsons Bay bound the suburb on several sides. Williamstown Pier station opened on 8 January 1905. The Merrett Rifle Range held the 1956 Olympic shooting, and road access over the West Gate Bridge was completed in 1978.
Hobsons Bay sets the rules. The resident maintains the nature strip and keeps it free of trip hazards; the council does no maintenance and does not reinstate a strip. Food and garden waste goes in the light-green-lid bin every fortnight, 120 L as standard or 240 L for an added annual charge. A worn strip comes back over a season of regular cuts, and the bin takes the clippings from it.
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