Merritt's Mowing Services

21/08/2025

We’re Hiring: Lawn & Garden Crew – Merritt’s Mowing Services (Townsville area)
Love neat lines, sharp edges and happy customers? Join our small family business where quality and reliability come first.

What you’ll do:

-All aspects of lawn & garden care: mowing (incl. cylinder & zero-turn), whipper snipping, edging, hedging, w**d control, garden tidy-ups & mulching
-Look after and maintain equipment
-Follow safe work practices on every job

What we offer:

-4-day work week (where suitable)
-Industry-leading pay (above award)
-Casual, part-time or full-time—flexible to your life
-Work vehicle (personal use possible depending on role/experience)
-On-the-job & external training to grow your turf skills

You’re a great fit if you:

-Take pride in high standards and detail
-Are reliable, punctual and customer-focused
-Can work solo and in a small team

(Bonus) Have horticulture/sports turf/conservation & land management quals—or you’re keen to learn

Apprenticeships welcome: Horticulture / Parks & Gardens / Conservation & Land Management.

How to apply
Send your resume + a short cover note telling us why you’re a great fit: [email protected]

(Include: availability, licence type, tickets/quals, and recent work examples if you have them.)

15/04/2025

Merritt's Mowing Services are looking for a new enthusiastic and energetic employee to join our team!

Pride in your work, reliability and care for attention to detail are what we are looking for in our next employee to come onboard! We pride ourselves on our customer relations and quality of work. A desire to do a great job is integral to fit into our small family business.

Duties will include, but not be limited too;
- all aspects of lawn maintenance (Including, but not limited too; mowing, cylinder mowing, zero turn work, whipper snipping, edging, hedging, w**d management, garden work/mulching etc.)
-regular upkeep and maintenance of equipment
- following safe work practices in accordance with the services we deliver

For the right candidate we can offer up to the following;
- 4 day work week
- industry leading pay
- casual or full time employment, flexible to your hours
- work vehicle with personal use after work/weekends (pending position and ability)
- in/out of house training to advance your knowledge in the turf industry

Your own transport is highly desirable. Qualifications in the horticulture, sports turf management, or conservation land management fields are highly desired, although not essential.

This is a casual position, but for the right fit to our team will integrate to full time. Welcome applications of those interested in a Horticulture, parks and gardens or Conservation land management apprenticeships.

Flexible, and fixed roster available for the right candidate. Above award wages apply. In/out of house training to advance your knowledge in the industry as you work with us to deliver a quality service to all our clientele.

Please send us a resume with a cover letter on why you think you're the right fit for our family business to our page, or email to [email protected]

03/04/2025

Posting as we have a few followers southbound.

Heads up to anyone heading into town or coming back in. Decent crash heading into town near the dump where the road splits. Traffic banked up past crematorium.

Another crash heading out of town towards cungulla, not sure location of crash but were parked on the bridge and traffic js banked up well into the overtaking lanes. Many ambulances in attendance so not sure how this one is looking but not great. EDIT; 7 ambos in attendance, not great.

Be safe. Be good. Better to arrive a few minutes late than not at all.

Random pic foe attention

24/03/2025

For those in the outer suburb areas that follow us and might not ser this otherwise

𝗣𝗥𝗘𝗣𝗔𝗥𝗘 𝗡𝗢𝗪 – 𝗧𝗼𝘄𝗻𝘀𝘃𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲 𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗚𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗔𝗿𝗲𝗮 (𝗟𝗚𝗔) – 𝗳𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗮𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝟭𝟭:𝟯𝟬 𝗔𝗠 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟰 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱.

𝗪𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹: 𝗔𝗗𝗩𝗜𝗖𝗘

𝗪𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗮: Low-lying and flood prone areas within the Townsville LGA – from Mutarnee to Cungulla including Magnetic Island

This warning is from the Townsville Local Disaster Management Group

𝗗𝘂𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝘃𝘆 𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘄𝗶𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗧𝗼𝘄𝗻𝘀𝘃𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲 𝗟𝗚𝗔. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘄.

Do not expect emergency services to come to your door.

𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗱𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿, 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗧𝗿𝗶𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗭𝗲𝗿𝗼 (𝟬𝟬𝟬) 𝗶𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗹𝘆. 𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝗳𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗺 𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽, 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗘𝗦 𝗼𝗻 𝟭𝟯𝟮 𝟱𝟬𝟬 𝗼𝗿 𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗻𝗹𝗼𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗘𝗦 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗤𝗟𝗗 𝗮𝗽𝗽.

𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗮:
• River and creek levels are quickly rising.
• There may be some flooding near rivers and creeks.
• Very heavy rain may make it dangerous to drive.
• Heavy to intense rainfall could lead to further flash flooding.
• Flooding above ground floor level is possible in some places.
• Bridges and low-lying roads may be impacted by floodwater
• Local road closures are in place.
• King Tides are expected later this week.

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗱𝗼:
• Decide if you and the people you live with will leave if floodwaters get close to your house.
• Warn friends, family and neighbours in the area. Help others if you can.
• Lift important things onto benches, tables, high shelves or upstairs.
• Move cars to high ground.
• If you find it hard to move quickly leaving early is safer than waiting. Call your support service, a family member or a friend to help.
• Get and fill sandbags and block doors to stop water getting inside.
• You can get sand from:
o Lou Litster Park - 30 Boundary St, Railway Estate QLD 4810
o Council Depot Ross Dam Access, Ross Dam Access, Kelso QLD 4815
o Corner Bruce Highway & Mount Low Parkway, Mount Low, QLD 4818
o Bluewater Community Centre, 14 Forestry Rd, Bluewater QLD 4818
• Use sandbags to block toilets, sinks and drains to stop sewerage backflow.
• Stay away from rivers and creeks.
• Never drive, walk, ride through, play or swim in flood water. If it’s flooded, forget it.
• Drive to conditions and remain alert. Be aware of road hazards including road closures and debris.
• Obey all signs about road closures and instructions from emergency services.
• Stay informed because conditions could change quickly:
o Click here for all warnings https://disaster.townsville.qld.gov.au/
o Listen to your local radio station.

𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻:
• Townsville Local Government Area updates and a map of areas that flood near you, go to https://disaster.townsville.qld.gov.au/
• Weather warnings go to Bureau of Meteorology Queensland warnings page http://www.bom.gov.au/qld/warnings/
• Power outage information, go to https://www.ergon.com.au/network/outages
• Traffic information and closed roads, go to QLD Traffic https://qldtraffic.qld.gov.au/ or call 13 19 40.
• Public transport information go to Translink https://translink.com.au/
• Find out how to get ready for a flood at https://www.fire.qld.gov.au/prepare/floodwater-safety

The next update will be sent when the situation changes.

24/03/2025

Gday everyone!
Firstly finding out our previous posts hadnt come through so page has been quite for a while through the latest rounds of crazy weather we've had!

Hope all are staying well, safe and relatively dry through our nq tropical climate! Given the current weather conditions, we've had to make the decision to postpone our regular scheduled services with whats predicted for the week ahead. Similar to last week and the previous flooding event, though this time we are a bit in front and able to pre-emptively make the call to stand down ahead of time.

Like last time, we are available where possible to assist the community. We will have our saws, brushcutters, shovels and hands to help where able while the weather throws what it can our way. If we havent already, will keep updated regarding when we will be out at your property next, hoping at this stage its simply one lost rotation and we're back onto things but as unpredictable as nq weather can be, playing it by ear for now.

Please take care, stay safe, look after your neighbours. We will see you as soon as we can. Some photos attached from the last weather event, but still relavent for this one!

Cheers,

Merritt's Mowing Services team

28/02/2024

Damn we have some awesome clients!

This weather hasn't been our friend of late. We've been like a broken record constantly reorganising, but ultimately like every other lawn business in town we are at the mercy of Mother nature!

We love our clients, each and every one of you! Your patience hasn't gone unnoticed, and we cannot wait for more than an hour of sunshine to get back into things! Unfortunately we have to wait for a bit of sunshine before getting into the grass, a couple marks we can deal with, tearing it up, leaving ruts and destroying it we can't.

We'll be in contact with everyone, again, and make sure we have things organised to get right on top ofbthings rhe second we can!

Thanking you all!

Merritt's Mowing team

25/01/2024

All things considered we fared fairly well. Some trees that decided to pull the pin, blocking us in our own place, but clearing up before we can help our neighbours, clients and community!

We will be messaging everyone to organise how the schedule will be looking over the next few days. Our commitment is to ensuring those with damage, without power or property access are safe and strong. Tough time don't last, tough people do!

31/12/2023

Belated but seems to be the yearly thing!

We hope every single one of our clients, friends and family had an absolute ripper Christmas, and bring in the new year in style!

It's been an absolutely massive year for us! Many ups, a hell of a lot of downs! Learning about our health, business growth and business decline, new contracts and gaining a larger skillset in our team!

2023 has been a crazy year, we couldn't have done it without the amazing support from every single one of you. Clients, family, friends, people who like and share our posts, everyone! Without you this amazing journey wouldn't be possible.

From our family and crew to yours, thank YOU!

12/12/2023

We had to stay tight lipped until the official open over the weekend, but how good do these strip's look at townsvilles one and only ARDO! Shout out to Rhyscapes - Modern Landscaping and Design and Paragon Gardens - Turf Townsville for their work getting this together

14/11/2023

Qualified proffesional in the lawn care industry, bringing the same services to the residential market. Offering quality advice, products, treatments and work, nothing we can't do to make your lawn space the envy of the street.