General News
1 August, 2025
Volunteers get their hands dirty
WARRNAMBOOL’S Albert Park will reap the benefits of the hard work of a dedicated group of locals in the years to come.
Around 50 volunteers came together last Sunday, on National Tree Day, to get their hands dirty and plant just over 1,000 native grasses and ground covers.
The volunteers, whose ages ranged from as young as five through to their mid-70s, were all members and friends of the Warrnambool Coastcare Landcare group.
According to committee member Peter Moir, Sunday’s event was an important and successful one despite the weather.
“We had quite a large group of volunteers, although not our biggest turnout but that was probably due to the weather forecast for the day,” Mr Moir said.
“We were lucky to have clear skies for the first half of the day, but heavy rain set in for the second half which put a bit of a dampener on things.”
Overall, Mr Moir said the group was pleased with its efforts on the weekend and was looking forward to the next event.
“As a group we are quite active, with monthly planting days usually on the first weekend of each month,” he said.
“We either spend time planting out new areas or we do maintenance on areas previously planted.
“We also have some bigger projects on the horizon, including a Land Life project; we have 10 local farmers on board who will work together to plant out corridors between existing bushland.”
