Biodiversity will be boosted along Kororoit Creek thanks to a $23,000 state government grant.
Minister for Water Gayle Tierney met with members of Friends of Kororoit Creek in Sunshine on Tuesday May 27, to announce the 10 grant recipients that will share in a $2 million investment from the Green Links Grant Program.
The Friends of Kororoit Creek will use its share of the money for its Slice of Haven in Suburbia project, to help transform streamside reserves using tubestock and native seeds.
The funds will go towards purchasing plants and seeds to infill and boost biodiversity, beauty and habitat at the group’s revegetation sites – helping make Kororoit Creek even more vibrant and resilient.
“Our urban waterways are important to our communities’ health and wellbeing, along with providing vital habitat for native wildlife,“ Ms Tierney said.
“Green Links grants are empowering local communities to protect their local waterways and create greener open spaces in urban areas for more families to enjoy.”
Friends of Kororoit Creek invites members of the community to join volunteers on World Environment Day ( Sunday 8 June) at Bug Rug for a planting day during which plants funded by the Green Links Grant Program will be put in the ground and more patches of direct seeding established.
The direct seeding is a great activity for children – they can sprinkle seeds around like seed fairies and help create a new patch after the success of the group’s first pilot area.
Planting will take place between 10am and noon. Entry to Bug Rug is at 59 Sanders Avenue, Sunshine West. The site is accessible to wheelchairs and mobility scooters.
