GREENING PROJECT: Holly Jones, Melbourne, and Ben Werner, Ballarat, brave the Wimmera winter to plant trees and shrubs at Gerang Gerung as part of Hindmarsh Landcare Network’s 22nd annual Project Hindmarsh plantout weekend.
Saskia, Amelai and Melanie Albrecht planting trees at their Gerang Gerung farm for Hindmarsh Plantout.
Abby, James and Archie Dunstan, Daylesford, planting trees at Gerang Gerung for Hindmarsh Plantout.
Barbara Robinson, Greensborough, planting trees at Gerang Gerung for Hindmarsh Plantout.
Rob Youl, Melbourne, planting trees at Gerang Gerung for Hindmarsh Plantout.
Holly Jones, Melbourne, and Ben Werner, Ballarat, planting trees at Gerang Gerung for Hindmarsh Plantout.
Trees planted at Gerang Gerung
10 July 2019
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Volunteers from across Australia spent the weekend planting about 13,000 trees, shrubs, herbs and grasses at Gerang Gerung, Boyeo and Sandsmere sites.
The aim of this year’s revegetation effort was to plant threatened species in key areas to provide supportive habitat for native wildlife.
Project Hindmarsh, through its plantout and other programs, has had a transformational impact on many large areas of Hindmarsh Shire.
ACE Radio Broadcasters has strongly supported the landscape-scale Landcare project, which promotes a city-country collaboration of volunteers, since its inception.
Pictures: PAUL CARRACHER
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