ONLY two weeks after their last planting of over 260 plants, Gloucester Environment Group (GEG) volunteers have put another 300 plants in the ground as part of the Koalaways program.
“A dozen members together with Council’s contractor got the job done in only two hours,” said GEG President Tibor Kovats.
“With each planting, the planters are getting more efficient with the setting out, drilling holes, constructing guards and then actually planting and erecting the guards.
“There was plenty of moisture in the ground and with follow up rains and sunshine predicted, the plants are off to a good start.”
The property chosen for the planting has a boundary with the Gloucester River and another to Bucketts Way/Church Street, on the southern edge of Gloucester township.
Landowners Vicki and Paul are gradually building a native vegetation corridor, windbreak and “green belt” for Gloucester.
“At one time the area would have been rainforest,” Mr Kovats said.
“These plantings and others at properties around Gloucester will help to build resilience in native flora and fauna communities in the face of land clearing and changes in land uses and the seasons.”
Koalaways, initiated by GEG several years ago, is an ongoing effort to build corridors of native plants suited to local wildlife.
“This connectivity assists with building resilience in our local koala population as well as providing habitat for other fauna and flora,” Mr Kovats said.
GEG has three more plantings scheduled this Autumn and will continue with Koalaways in the Spring.
Landowners and residents of the Gloucester area who are interested in being part of Koalaways or the many other activities of GEG should contact gloucester.environment.group@gmail.com or call Tibor on 0475877730.
