Vegetation maintenance contractor, 15 years trading
About the business
This is a vegetation maintenance business in Melbourne, Victoria, working as a municipal contractor. The business has been operating for 15 years. It is focusing primarily on council works going forward, which keep 6 men and the owner busy. Work includes clearing trees around powerlines using insulated EWP trucks, along with some other vegetation management, chipping and stump grinding as required.
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Asking price$995,000
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Your cash$298,500
Secured loan, 7 years at 6.98%$696,500
Each month
Loan repayment$10,510
Repayments each month
$10,510
Over 7 years you repay $882,440, of which $185,940 is interest.
Secured on property: the RBA's average for small business new loans secured on residential property, August 2026. Lenders set their own rates and terms, and this leaves out stamp duty and fees. Source: Reserve Bank of Australia 2026.
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