Putty Beach dune system regenerated

The Killcare Wagstaffe Trust has used a $10,000 grant through the Federal Government’s Planting Trees for The Queen’s Jubilee Program to rehabilitate the Putty Beach dune system.

Federal Member for Robertson Gordon Reid visited the site recently to check on the work.

“It is pleasing to see the outstanding work that has been achieved thanks to (this) funding,” Reid said.

“The dune system along Putty Beach and Killcare has been supported and rehabilitated through weed removal and re-planting works”.

“I commend and thank all the volunteers that have been involved with this project.

“A special thank you to David Legge and Gai Davies on all their work organising and ensuring this grant funding is put to good use.” said the funding had been used to support a range of rehabilitation works.

“The site is part of the Putty Beach Reserve which is 25 hectares of bushland behind the dunes of Putty Beach, between the southern and northern sections of Bouddi National Park,” he said.

“It was sand mined in the 1960s and 70s and planted with bitou bush to stabilise the remains of the dunes.

“Bitou is an invasive weed which can take over healthy bush.

“Over the past 15 years a small group of local volunteers has worked to clear the bitou and encourage the regeneration of local species.

“Grants, such as The Queen’s Jubilee Program, help us