🗺️ Preview Australia · NZ Full system inside the clubhouse

Where to drop your load.

Council depots. Paid commercial yards. Private blocks wanting free mulch. Schools, churches and community gardens that take loads for ground cover. All on one colour-coded map, member-rated and reviewed.

The pins shown below are sample previews. The live, fully-searchable map with member submissions, star ratings and direct messaging to site contacts lives inside the ARBCLUB clubhouse.

🎨 Pin colour = what the location offers

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🆓 Free mulch
Sites accepting mulch loads at no charge.
💵 Paid mulch
Tip face. Composters. Council bins. Per-load fee.
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🪵 Log drop-off
Mills, firewood operators, woodturners. Whole logs.

🏷️ Pin icon = site subcategory

🏛️Council
🏭Commercial
🏡Private block
🏫School
⛪Church
🌱Community garden
🪴Nursery
🌳Park
Category:
Site type:

Scroll over the map to zoom. Click any pin for site details, member rating and recent reviews.

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Free mulch drops
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Paid mulch drops
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Log drop-offs
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Member reviews

🔓 The full system

The live map lives
inside the clubhouse.

What you see above is a preview. The real system runs inside the ARBCLUB clubhouse on Circle — built and rated by working arborists every day.

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Add your own pins

Drop a pin for any tip nobody else has listed. Council, paid yard, private block or community site. Goes live after admin verification.

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Rate and review

Star-rate every site you use. Add an experience note. Other tradies see your call before they drive across town with a load.

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Talk to site contacts

Direct message the operator at a paid yard, the homeowner at a private block, or the volunteer coordinator at a community garden. No public phone numbers.

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🎁 Map contributions bank prize-draw entries

Help build the map.
Win the gear.

Every pin you drop and every site you review banks entries in the ARBCLUB monthly prize draw — Clogger trousers, Protos helmets, Stihl saws. Entries credit after admin verification.

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Drop a pin

New mulch-drop, log-drop or paid tip site. Verified by admin before going live.

+3 entries
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Rate a site

Star-rate any pin with an experience note. Capped at 10/month.

+1 entry
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Add a site photo

Truck access, weighbridge angle, gate code shot. Helps the next bloke find it.

+2 entries
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Verify a pin

Used a pin recently? Dated comment confirming it's still active. Capped at 10/month.

+1 entry

Tier multipliers stack. Sapling 1× · Trunk 2× · Canopy 5×. A Canopy member dropping 2 verified pins, rating 4 sites and adding 1 photo banks 60 entries in a month from the map alone.

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How it works inside the clubhouse

Three steps. Done.

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1 · Find a tip

Filter by category and cost. Hit a pin, read the notes, see how it's rated by tradies who've already used it. Ring ahead to confirm hours.

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2 · Drop a pin

Add any tip nobody else knows about. Quick form, takes 90 seconds. Verified by an ARBCLUB admin before going live.

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3 · Rate & review

Already used a tip? Star-rate it 1 to 5 and add what you found. Tight turning circle? Volunteer was great? Other tradies need to know.

FAQ

Quick answers.

Why is the full map inside the clubhouse? +

A vetted, paid membership keeps the data honest. Scammers, spam pins, fake reviews and bots all get filtered out at the door. The site coordinators at private blocks and community sites trust the system because they know only verified working arborists are using it.

What's a community drop? +

A community drop is a non-commercial site that wants free mulch for grounds, garden beds, paths or playground surfaces. Most common: schools, churches, community gardens, parks, retirement villages and tree nurseries. Marked in purple on the map.

Do I have to pay to dump mulch? +

Depends on the type. Council depots often charge per cubic metre for commercial loads but are free or discounted for ratepayers. Paid commercial yards charge a per-load fee. Private blocks and community sites are typically free because the property wants the mulch.

Can I list my own property to receive free mulch? +

Yes. Inside the clubhouse you can submit a pin for any rural block, hobby farm, garden or community site that wants mulch for ground cover or paths. Schools, churches and community organisations are particularly encouraged to list — many arborists actively look for free community drops.

Related tree-industry terms +

For the language of the trade, see the ARBCLUB glossary, including stump grinding, felling and owner-operator.

More from ARBCLUB

The map's just one room.

Inside the clubhouse: eight chat rooms, monthly gear giveaways, the free Knots 101 course, a Hiring Yard for finding work or crew, plus the full live Mulch Drop-Off Map.

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