Western District Tree Muster Project A Great Success

The Western District Tree Muster Project has been a great success this year with over 100, 000 trees planted along the coast and inland.

Basalt to Bay Landcare Network recieved $62,000 from Mobile Muster via Landcare Australia this year to plant 31,000 trees. As a result we engaged 12 landholders to plant seedlings (15, 265) and 11 landholders to direct seed 18.755 ha (approximately 85,000 trees).

Direct Seeding projects were delivered in Caramut, Mortlake, Woolsthorpe and Toolong North, while seedling projects were delivered in Toolong North, Purnim, Mepunga, Woolsthorp, Killarney, Port Fairy, Rosebrook, Wangoom, Warrnambool and Hawkesdale.

3 public sites were involved, including Hopkins Falls, Tozer Reserve and Hawkesdale Common.
Students from 4 schools helped plant some 6,000 trees during 4 community planting days. Several community groups were also involved in planting days, including the Warrnambool Motorcycle Club and Hopkins Moyne Landcare Network.

Trees were planted in some areas, where little native vegetation is found such as at Lake Gillear between Allansford and Mepunga.

A big thanks to Mobile Muster and Landcare Australia for getting behind this project. And thanks to all the volunteers who assisted us in transforming the landscape. And finally, thanks to all the Landholders who who participated in the project. Job well done !

For further information about Mobile Muster see their website at :
http://www.mobilemuster.com.au/ .

Western District Tree Muster Update

The final stage of planning for on ground works in the Western District Tree Muster project are now taking place. Thus far we are on track to deliver some 100,000 trees, including 18.76 ha of direct seeding and 14,730 of seedlings.

Port Fairy Consolidated Primary School will be involved in plantings on 4 sites, Hawkesdale College will be planting on 1 site, while Warrnambool College, Brauer College and Jamieson Street Primary School will be involved in planting at Tozer Reserve.

We also hope that participants from the Mens Health Group at Gunditjmara Aboriginal Cooperative will be involved in plantings at Hopkins Falls and Tozer Reserve.

4 Public Sites will be involved in the project including : Hawkesdale Common, Tozer Reserve, Hopkins Falls and Lake Gillear. These public sites make great projects for involving a broad range of community groups and should be good for generating local interest in revegetation works.

Thansk to Mobile Muster (http://www.mobilemuster.com.au/) and Landcare Australia (http://www.landcareonline.com/)for the funding for this project.

Western District Tree Muster Article

Hey guys - The Warrnambool Standard will be publishing an article on the Western District Tree Muster Project, this coming Saturday. This should be a good start to our publicity campaign for the year.