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Published on 25 July 2024
To celebrate national tree Day, Southern Grampians Shire Council will be giving out free native tree seedlings at the Hamilton Institute of Rural Learning (HIRL) this Saturday 27 July 2024. Southern Grampians Shire Council Biodiversity and Emergency Management department will have a stall at the HIRL Farmers and Craft Market from 10am – 12pm.
National Tree Day is a great opportunity to maintain and enhance our beautiful environment for local wildlife as well as an excellent opportunity to educate ourselves about our surroundings. There will be an opportunity to learn about our new program ‘Gardens for Wildlife’ where you can hear about building native gardens and wildlife corridors.
“National Tree Day is a great opportunity to maintain and enhance our beautiful environment. This is vitally important for our local wildlife and ensures the region continues to be a great place to live,” said Mayor Councilor David Robertson.
“Over 27 million trees have been planted by more than five million Australian volunteers since 1996 and we support the goal of getting another million native plants in the ground this year.”
This is a family friendly event open to the whole community. You’ll find everything you need to plant your seedling and plenty of inspiration for your own gardens. There will be colouring and painting activities for the little one and a chance to chat with our Emergency Management Officer around vegetation management, fire safety and more.
For more information and to find events in your local area, please visit treeday.planetark.org.