Rentals. The Residential Tenancies Authority's guidance on lawns, gardens and trees (opens in a new tab) says the tenant is generally responsible for yard work such as mowing, edging and weeding, though the tenancy agreement should spell it out. Plants, hedges or lawns that need specialist upkeep are usually not the tenant's job unless they agree, and major work such as lopping or pruning trees and shrubs is usually done by the owner or property manager. The condition of the lawns and gardens goes on the entry and exit condition reports. That gives a Brisbane round two separate audiences: tenants who'd rather pay than own a mower, and owners and property managers who need a yard brought back before an exit inspection or a new lease. A short rentals section can say which of those jobs you take, and who gets the invoice.
Body corporates. Queensland's body corporate law has its own word for a regular grounds contractor. The Queensland Government's guide to service contractors (opens in a new tab) names lawn mowing and gardening among the services they supply to common property, and says they're engaged for at least a year and aren't employees of the body corporate. Under the Standard Module the term can run to 10 years, options included. Some schemes also have a caretaking service contractor, someone who is authorised as the scheme's letting agent as well, often living or working on site. If you want this work, your site should speak to a committee comparing contractors: the scope you'd cover, visit frequency, how you report, and whether you'll quote for a fixed term or a single clean-up.
Council rules on the day. Brisbane City Council treats lawn mowers, edge cutters, leaf blowers and mulchers as regulated devices. Its tools and maintenance noise page (opens in a new tab) allows them from 7am to 7pm Monday to Saturday, and says no clearly audible noise is allowed inside an affected building from 7pm to 8am on a Sunday or public holiday. Council mows its own parks and other grassed areas on a schedule, every fortnight in summer, but leaves the grassy part of the nature strip to residents. Garden waste that won't fit in a green bin can go to council's resource recovery centres, where fees apply, although council has waived them at times, as it did for residents affected by severe weather in late November 2025. Whether a customer's prunings go in their bin, to a drop-off weekend or on your trailer is worth stating, because it changes what they're paying for.
Fire ants and weed spraying. Red imported fire ants are well established around Brisbane, and Brisbane City Council asks residents to report a suspected nest to the National Fire Ant Eradication Program on 13 22 68 within 24 hours. Business Queensland says anyone moving material that could carry fire ants, inside or outside the zones, must take all reasonable steps not to spread them. A line saying you know what a nest looks like and will tell the customer before mowing over one is reassuring to a family with young children. Spraying is a separate question: under the Agricultural Chemicals Distribution Control Act 1966, Business Queensland says (opens in a new tab) using ground equipment to apply herbicide on land you don't own or occupy may need a commercial operators licence, depending on the area and the equipment. If you hold one, show it next to your weed control service. Retaining walls, paving and fencing are building work, and the QBCC's licence threshold for them is explained on our Brisbane landscapers page.
How we work with Brisbane businesses. We're an Adelaide team, and we build for Brisbane mowing and garden businesses by phone and email. You send your suburbs, what a standard visit includes and costs, your rain-day rule and a handful of photos of lawns you look after; we send a draft link you can open between jobs and change as often as you like before you approve it.