site at Yellow Arrow trail head

After four years revegetating the base of Mt Whitield’s Yellow Trail site in Aeroglen, it is now time to move on.

Under Green Space Our Place Volunteers Support Officer Sarah Gosling’s lead, the Salties volunteers began this revegetation project in 2017 which was then a Guinea Grass weedy haven that became a major fire hazard every dry season (pictured right). Over 2,500 trees have been planted at this site, turning the area into a lush ‘forest’ (pictured below) that beautifies the area, provides habitat and more resilient to fire. We have had many individual volunteers support this project over the years, as well as groups from CentaCare Migrant Settlement Services, Clontarf Foundation and Gapforce international volunteers. Thank you to every one of you for your enthusiasm and continued drive to achieve this tremendous result.

The original group members: Aude, Judy, Isak and Jit. September 2022 - Salties Site Today

Our next reveg project at Moody Creek

The next revegetation project will begin at Moody Creek, in Rollinia Close, Manoora. This will follow on from the works completed by the Ngai-kungo-i People Inc. (pictured below). Under incorporation president, Kim Barlow’s direction, the family spent months in 2020 litter collecting, prunign, weeding, brushcutting, mowing and planting to create an incredible transformation (this work concluded due to COVID-19). This revegetation project is a very different site to the Yellow Arrow trail head, with plenty of shade and good soil profile; good for those hot summer days.

Moody Creek Site

Pictured in August 2022: Raiza, Sue, Rosi, Chris and Rosy the dog.