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Park revitalised thanks to efforts of National Tree Day volunteers
A three-year commitment has rejuvenated Cashin Park at Tannum Sands with hundreds of trees and plants finding a new home at the site since 2021.
Cashin Park was chosen as the Gladstone Region’s official National Tree Day planting site from 2021 to 2023, with next year’s site set to return to Gladstone.
Perfect planting weather greeted 120 National Tree Day volunteers on Sunday 31 July, who dug in and went to work planting 260 trees.
Gladstone Region Councillor Natalia Muszkat said the day was well received by everyone who participated.
“National Tree Day brings together a wonderful mix of people including children, parents and grandparents, who all enjoyed a fulfilling day surrounded by nature,” Councillor Muszkat said.
“And it wasn’t just tree planting taking place with plenty of other activities happening around Cashin Park.
“We had Conservation Volunteers Australia onsite providing advice on how to help populate our native bees, Patricia Coleman and A Country Arts Practice provided free art activities, and sponsor Bill Robertson Toyota cooked a sausage sizzle and provided free plants for volunteers to take home.”
Councillor Rick Hansen said permanent signage was unveiled at Cashin Park to mark the final planting at this site.
“Since 2021, 360 National Tree Day volunteers have planted 740 new trees at Cashin Park, which is a phenomenal achievement,” he said.
“All plants are Port Curtis natives that are propagated and grown locally at the Tannum Depot Nursery by the Friends of Conservation Volunteers.”
National Tree Day is an initiative founded in 1996 by Planet Ark and Olivia Newton-John.
Since then, more than 26 million trees have been planted across the country by more than five million volunteers, representing more than 10 million hours of donated time.
Visit www.gladstone.qld.gov.au/environment to learn more about Gladstone Regional Council’s environmental initiatives.
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