Coorparoo's own picture
A long building history
Brisbane City Council's heritage trail calls Garnet Hill, a timber house from around 1883, one of the oldest surviving homes in the area. The tram extension of 1914 then stimulated development for decades, and the same trail shows Old English style houses from 1936 and 1938.
Norman Creek
The council's creek flood alerts list Coorparoo under Norman Creek, along with East Brisbane, Stones Corner and Woolloongabba. Its Norman Creek project covers a catchment of almost 30 square kilometres.
Coorparoo Creek
Works at Coorparoo Creek Park and downstream were finished in 2017. If you back onto the creek line, check the yard for standing water after rain.
Which one's up there?
| Brushtail possum | Rat | |
|---|---|---|
| What you hear | Scampering across the roof at night, deep coughs and sharp hisses | Scratching, squeaking, clawing and gnawing |
| When | Sleeps in the roof by day, heads out at night to forage | Mostly through the night |
| Other signs | Noise at dusk as it leaves | Greasy rub marks on walls, gnawed woodwork and cables |
| What it means | Protected wildlife: proofing, and lawful catch and release | A normal job for a pest business |
Possum removal in Coorparoo
The phrase people search is possum removal, but the rule is narrower than that. Possums are protected in Queensland, only an operator licensed for it may catch one, and it has to go back out within 25 metres of where it was caught.
Queensland Government advice is that another possum often takes its place, so the real work is repairing the way in.
Older homes, termites and buying
The QBCC's yearly termite inspection and report suits a house from the tram years, where decades of small changes can hide what's going on under the floor. In Queensland, termite work needs a QBCC licence as well as a pest management licence.
Buying here? A building and pest inspection is usually two reports. If you only read one part of them, read what the inspector couldn't reach.
Our take for Coorparoo
We'd start in the roof: find the gaps, get them repaired, and book a termite inspection for the same week so nobody's making two trips. Then let us know what you've seen, with your postcode.
Want someone to look at it?
Tell us what you've seen and your postcode, and a local pest business that handles exactly that calls you to talk it through.
