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Greater Geelong

Earthworks in Geelong

Land clearing, grading, bulk cut and fill, compaction and spoil removal for Geelong house lots, rural blocks, subdivisions and commercial sites. The ground prepared to spec before anything is built on it. Quotes back within 24 hours.

Ground Prepared Right, Across Greater Geelong

Geelong keeps building. The southern corridor through Armstrong Creek, Charlemont and Mount Duneed is still turning former farmland into streets, Lara and the northern suburbs keep growing, and infill projects keep appearing across the established parts of the city. Every one of those jobs starts with earthworks, and whatever happens at that stage carries through to each trade that follows.

The ground changes from one part of Geelong to the next. Reactive clay is common, basalt runs under a lot of the western suburbs, and clay sites get heavy and slow to work after rain. We plan the machinery, the compaction and the program around what is actually in the ground, working to your engineer's specification with laser-guided grading so the finished levels land where the drawings say.

Spoil cartage and legal disposal are part of our scope, so there is no separate truck contractor to chase, and larger volumes can be handled through our excess soil removal service. Andrew is on site for the work, so the person you talk to about your levels is the person setting them.

Earthworks Services in Geelong

The core earthworks scope we deliver around Geelong, each part quoted on the specifics of your site.

Open block cleared and levelled, with trees along the back boundary

Land Clearing and Stripping

Vegetation and the organic topsoil layer removed, so grading starts on material that can actually be compacted. The first step on rural-residential blocks and paddocks being turned into lots.

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Grading and Levelling

Laser-guided grading to the levels and falls on the drawings, so water heads where the engineer intends and pads, driveways and yards sit at the right height.

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Bulk Cut and Fill

Large volumes moved to bring a site to formation level. Where the design allows, material from the high side fills the low side, which means fewer trucks leaving the site.

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Compaction and Spoil Removal

Fill compacted to the engineer's standard, with testing worked into the program where it is required, and surplus material carted away and disposed of legally.

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Who We Prepare Ground For

Earthworks mean something different to a homeowner with one block than to a developer with a staged subdivision. We work for both.

Homeowners and owner-builders

A single lot ready for the builder, a shed pad, or a yard that needs regrading, including larger rural-residential blocks.

Builders

Usually the first trade on site. We lock dates to your program and hand over ground the slab crew can start on.

Developers and subdivisions

Multi-stage earthworks to engineering drawings, with compaction testing coordinated around each stage.

Commercial sites

Site preparation and building pads for commercial projects, worked to the engineering specification.

How an Earthworks Job Runs in Geelong

From the first set of drawings to handing over a buildable site, the order of work stays the same.

Step 01

Plans and Scope

Send the address with any engineering drawings or subdivision plans. For a simple lot, photos and a description are enough to start.

Step 02

Site Walk

We look at access, existing levels, vegetation and where material can be stockpiled or loaded out.

Step 03

Itemised Quote

Clearing, cut and fill, compaction and cartage are each priced as their own line, in writing.

Step 04

Clear and Strip

Vegetation comes out and the topsoil is stripped, leaving a working surface ready for the machines.

Step 05

Cut, Fill and Compact

Material is moved to the engineer's levels and fill is compacted to spec, with testing booked where it is needed.

Step 06

Handover

Final levels checked, excess spoil carted away, and the ground handed to the next trade ready to build on.

Earthworks Around Geelong

Our earthworks area takes in the whole of Greater Geelong, the Bellarine and the Surf Coast. Towns with a dedicated earthworks page are linked.

Armstrong Creek

Charlemont

Mount Duneed

Waurn Ponds

Fyansford

Lara

Corio

Bell Post Hill

Leopold

Ocean Grove

Barwon Heads

Portarlington

Frequently Asked

The earthworks questions we get most from Geelong homeowners, builders and developers.

Right across Greater Geelong. That includes the southern growth areas of Armstrong Creek, Charlemont and Mount Duneed, the western and northern suburbs out to Fyansford, Lara and Corio, and east through Leopold onto the Bellarine. Torquay and the Surf Coast are part of our regular area as well.

On volume and conditions. The amount of cut and fill, the existing levels, the soil, how easily machines and trucks can get in, how much spoil has to leave the site and whether compaction testing is specified all feed into the number. Each of those appears as its own line, and once we have the site details the quote is usually back within 24 hours.

Often, yes. Where the design allows, material from the cut is used to build up the low parts of the site, and topsoil can be stockpiled if you want it for landscaping later. Anything that cannot be reused is carted off and disposed of legally, and that cost sits in the quote rather than turning up as a surprise at the end.

Yes. Alongside single house lots we handle staged subdivision earthworks and commercial pads. We work from the engineering drawings, fit compaction testing into the program where it is required before the next stage, and stay in contact with the engineer and whoever is running the project so the site keeps moving.

A typical residential lot can usually be cleared and graded in one to three days. Larger volumes, staged work, testing hold points or a run of wet weather will stretch that. You get a programmed start and finish date with the quote, and we keep you updated if conditions on site change it.

For a new house, a subdivision or a commercial pad, the levels normally come from engineering or civil drawings, so send those through with the address. For smaller jobs, such as a shed pad or regrading part of a yard, a clear description and a few photos are usually enough for us to price it.

Yes. Select Civil Group carries full public liability insurance and workers compensation cover on every job. Certificates of currency are available on request.

Got Ground to Prepare in Geelong?

Send the address, any plans you have and a short description of the site. We will come back with an obligation-free quote within 24 hours.

Get a Geelong Earthworks Quote

Tell us about your site and we will get back to you within 24 hours. Fill out the form, call us on 0483 092 615, or email andrew@selectcivilgroup.com.au or admin@selectcivilgroup.com.au

Service Area

Geelong, Bellarine Peninsula, Surf Coast

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Monday - Friday: 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM

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