Max Hatzoglou
Brimbank council in partnership with the Friends of Kororoit Creek invites the community to attend its planting day on World Environment Day this June 5.
More than 1000 indigenous shrubs, wildflowers and grasses are set to be put in the ground to continue expanding the habitat for Brimbank’s wildlife along Kororoit Creek.
The day will begin from 10am at the Stepping Stones at the creek in Sunshine West with family friendly activities and a barbecue all at no charge.
The day will coincide with World Environment Day, which is celebrated by millions of people around the world annually on 5 June to encourage awareness and action for the protection of the environment.
Friends of Kororoit Creek volunteer Michelle Muscat said it benefited her health and wellbeing having volunteered with the group for the past eight years.
She also said days like World Environment Day were great in connecting and bringing the community together to contribute to improving the environment
“They’re fantastic fun to bring the community together to participate and look after our environment,” Ms Muscat said.
“We’ve only got one planet and we got to look after it well and everything that we participate in helps make it strive and grow.”
Brimbank mayor Jasmine Nguyen said it was a great opportunity for locals to look after the local environment.
“Our reserves and open spaces are not only great places to enjoy a walk, but also havens for Brimbank’s unique plants and animals – many of them endangered,” Cr Nguyen said.
“Attending a planting day, or doing your bit to look after the grasslands in your neighbourhoods are important ways we can protect more than 121 native animal species that call our grasslands and open spaces home.
“Since colonisation, less than one per cent of native grasses and wildflowers remain in Brimbank. There is a lot of work that needs to be done to address this and protect what remains for Brimbank’s unique plants and animals.”
