Get out your green thumbs for National Tree Day this weekend!
Livingstone Shire Council is once again teaming up with Ian Weigh Toyota and Planet Ark for National Tree Day 2023 and is encouraging residents to roll up their sleeves, get their hands dirty and have fun while making a big impact at this year’s planting day.
Portfolio holder of Water, Waste Management and the Environment, Councillor Andrea Friend said National Tree Day (Sunday, 30 July) is a great opportunity to maintain and enhance our beautiful environment for our local wildlife as well as ensuring the region continues to be a great place to live and getting all the benefits that come from spending time outdoors.
“Over 26 million trees have been planted by Australian volunteers since 1996 as part of the program and we are excited to be supporting the goal of getting another million native plants in the ground throughout our nation this year,” Cr Friend said.
“This year's planting site will be located at Lions Park in Emu Park, around a very special vegetation area found along our coastline – a littoral rainforest, also known as beach scrub. This vegetation type is endangered nationally, and it is home to many special plants and animals.
“Planting more native trees that are endemic to this site will provide extra homes for our local wildlife for many years to come.
“On behalf of Council, we’d like to thank major sponsor Ian Weigh Toyota for making our largest annual tree-planting possible.
“National Tree Day is always well-attended in Livingstone, and we hope this year’s event will be no different. It’s free for the whole family, so grab your hats, gloves, water bottles, covered in shoes and sunscreen, and bring the kids down to enjoy a fun day out giving back to our community.”
Planet Ark CEO Rebecca Gilling said the research clearly shows the many benefits that time outdoors in nature has for our physical and mental health, our children’s development, the liveability of our communities and the robustness of local ecosystems.
“With the simple action of planting a tree you can help cool the climate, provide homes for native wildlife and make your local community a happier and healthier place to live,” Ms Gilling said.
Keen to get involved? Register to volunteer at the event at https://treeday.planetark.org/site/10028484
Event Details
WHERE: Lions Park, Pattison Street
WHEN: Sunday, 30 July 2023 from 9am to midday
All ages event. Free BBQ. BYO water, hat, gloves, sunscreen and closed-in shoes.