NO kidding, it was a sight to behold. About 60 feral goats were rounded up on Sunday along the banks of the Kororoit Creek at Brooklyn.
The wild herd is believed to have originated from four goats which possibly escaped from a nearby abattoir or paddock.
The herd grew to about 80, eating their way through trees along the creek and intimidating cyclists and pedestrians on the Federation Trail.
Melbourne Water engaged a contractor who managed to round up about 20 of the animals. But some slipped through the net, and with National Tree Day approaching, Friends of Lower Kororoit Creek president Geoff Mitchelmore wasn’t taking any chances.
On July 28, his group will plant about 1500 trees and shrubs – and not for the goats’ consumption.
So Mr Mitchelmore enlisted a helping hand all the way from Tallarook in central Victoria. “We got a chap from up bush – he’s a goat farmer,” Mr Mitchelmore said. “They came down on Sunday and rounded them up with a dog and loaded them up in a trailer.”
People are invited to join the ‘friends’ in revegetating the creek corridor from 10am on July 28. The meeting point is Clelland Road in Altona North, with a free barbecue to follow.
More details: folkc.com.au
