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Another Successful National Tree Day!
On Sunday the 27th of July 50 people attended our National Tree Day (NTD) planting along the Great Victorian Rail Trail. Beginning at two ends of the trail, we began planting at Homewood and Merton then continued on to Cheviot Tunnel and Molesworth. The National Tree Day Rail Trail project began three years ago, with…
Read MoreSmall Block – Big Job
August 10th 2010 Kinglake West -Cold wet day. A coach load of 35 NAB volunteers, Janet & Cathy. The challenge for the day was how to fit 300 plants into John & Holly’s small block. Lots of natives grasses, lillies and creepers were planted. A real ‘backyard blitz’ makeover! They lost their house and garden…
Read MoreSth West Sydney students help out for a week
24 students and staff from Sth West Sydney have come down for a week to give local landholders a hand. They will spend the week planting trees, installing nest boxes and cutting and painting weeds. This is the group’s second trip; they helped last year with a different lot of students.
Read MoreTree Planting in Antarctica
Well that is what it felt like! A team of 11 ANZ volunteers from the Docklands Human Resources department braved gale-force winds and temperatures below 5 degrees to plant 300 trees in Kinglake on Tuesday 29th July . I think we did see the occasional snow flake fall around lunch time. Our fingers froze and…
Read MoreANZ volunteers in Kinglake
Volunteers from the ANZ’s Queens St office (Trade and Supply Chain-Institutional; did I get that right?) went to Karen & Bernie Ostenried’s place in Kinglake yesterday. It was a freezing day in Kinglake. We started planting in fog & mist, with the temperature around 3 degrees (well, that’s what it felt like) and a strong…
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