Biodiversity restoration brings out the community

Established in 1996, National Tree Day has grown into Australia's largest community tree-planting and nature care event. The program is a call to action for all Australians to get their hands dirty and give back to their community.

On Sunday 30 July we partnered with our delivery contractor Downer|BMD, Camden Council and the local community to plant a total of 3,000 native plants at Elizabeth Macarthur Reserve.

The sunny winter morning was perfect for the 160 community volunteers and project representatives that came to the tree planting event to support the reinstatement of native tree species intended to stabilise the banks of the waterway and prevent erosion.

The existing vegetation at the site consisted of exotic and weed species. Our restoration works resulted in the removal of these weeds, replacing them with 3,000 native species from the River Flat Eucalypt Forest plant community.

Project works include:

  • planting of 3,000 native species from the River Flat Eucalypt Forest species palette as part of National Tree Day
  • woody weed removal with material mulched onsite; Site preparation to get the area ready for planting
  • installation and maintenance of erosion control measures
  • maintenance and watering to ensure successful establishment of the plants.
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