TREE. PLANTING.
Community Tree Planting Day
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Community Tree Planting Day

16,000 plants put in the ground to date over six consecutive years since 2019!

Community Tree Planting

On Sunday the 28th of July 2024, the Woodlea community planted 3,000 native grasses and saltbush at the Aintree Reserve to help support the biodiversity of our local environment for six consecutive years. This takes our total contribution, in partnership with We Love Aintree, to over 16,000 plants put in the ground with the community in Aintree since 2019!

3,000 Native Plants

These locally sourced plants will help revegetate the reserve into a habitat for local animals. The plants will require minimal maintenance, but will provide maximum environmental benefits. Thank you to our local community partner groups including We Love Aintree, Caroline Springs & Aintree Scout Groups, Aintree SES, Caroline Springs RSL and the Aintree Multicultural Group for making this happen!

Sustainability & Community Engagement

“Woodlea’s commitment to supporting community engagement, which provides genuine environmental outcomes, assists our organisation to create long-term, sustainable projects which will benefit communities and local wildlife into the future. For vulnerable grasslands and waterways, a commitment to sustainability and community engagement is crucial in the protection and restoration of our natural assets,”

 said Jono Ingram from We Love Aintree.

Plastic Free & Minimal Waste Event

This event was a plastic-free, minimum waste event that sought to educate the community about environmental issues and decisions they could make to better protect the environment. There was a minimum waste coffee cart with vegan, zero-waste edible cups from Good Edi.

“We are thrilled to bring volunteers and locals together to continue making a meaningful contribution to our community and its local ecosystem. By working together, we can help restore native vegetation and improve biodiversity in the local area, creating habitat for native wildlife and a greener, more sustainable community for future generations,” 

Woodlea Project Director, Matthew Dean