City seeks tree day volunteers

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City of Gosnells residents are invited to come along and help plant 3,000 native trees and shrubs at Southernwood Park to celebrate National Tree Day on Sunday, 1 August.

Running from 9am to noon, the event will also include a free sausage sizzle provided by project partner Prosser Toyota, and a range of children’s activities.

City of Gosnells Mayor Olwen Searle has urged people to volunteer to help on the day.

“This is a great opportunity for the whole family to have a fun day and do their bit for the environment,” the Mayor said.

“We’ll be planting fringing vegetation to improve the ecosystem including the quality of the water flowing into the Southern River.”

National Tree Day, now in its fifteenth year, is Australia’s largest community tree planting event and the theme for 2010 is Life is Better With Trees.

Each year more than 300,000 people take part at 3,500 sites around the country.

Volunteers should bring along gloves, sturdy shoes and appropriate clothing.

The meeting point will be in the park near the corner of Anaconda Drive and Shearwater Way in Gosnells.

For more information or to RSVP please contact Toby Rees on 9397 3204.