Anne Parisianne
Friends of Lower Kororoit Creek invites local residents to a tree-planting and celebration event along the Kororoit Creek Shared Trail in Altona North on Sunday, July 7.
The event will be followed by a free barbecue for all attendees.
Edvardo and his accordion will ensure a fun-filled day for planting families.
Hobson Bay rangers will supply the plants, and NatureWest’s landcare facilitator Susie Gerraty will supervise the planting.
Ms Gerraty said planting trees is essential and many benefits come from trees.
“It supports all our endangered birds, like the Swift Parrot, there are only 200 breeding pairs left,” she said.
“It’s helping us with global warming.
Geoff Mitchelmore founded Friends of Lower Kororoit Creek and has dedicated over 20 years to rehabilitating the creek.
Mr Mitchelmore started the group after noticing factories and local businesses treated the creek as a drain.
Through persistent advocacy and hard work, the group has planted trees along the creek, transforming it into an urban oasis along the way from Geelong Road to Cherry Lake.
However, there is still work to be done, particularly in planting understory shrubs to support local wildlife.
For the upcoming event, Ms Gerraty said, “We’re trying to reach out to the community again and said: the job is not finished.”
Over the years, Friends of Lower Kororoit Creek has seen thousands of volunteers from various cultural and industrial backgrounds come together to plant more than 50,000 trees, shrubs, and understory plants along the creek within Hobsons Bay.
The event, which will be held on Sunday, July 7, from 10am to noon, is open to the public.
Meeting at the west end of McArthurs Road, Altona North.
Details: www.folkc.com.au/NewsItem/290/Planting-on-Sunday-7-July-2024
