More than 15,000 trees will be planted on four sites in Ingleburn and Macquarie Fields over the next few months.
The Campbelltown Council project will cover almost 10 acres of land – the equivalent of eight football fields.
Around 5000 trees were the first to be planted, at Loftus Reserve in Macquarie Fields.
This will complement works already completed over the past two years as part of council’s Simmos Beach Catchment Rehabilitation Project.
“This tree planting project will greatly improve critically endangered shale sandstone transition forest vegetation, increase canopy cover and provide important koala habitat,” says Mayor George Brticevic.
“The project is a direct action from our draft comprehensive koala plan of management and is also a pillar of our new Koalatown initiative to engage the community, improve key koala corridors and increase koala habitat,” Cr Brticevic said.
“You can also do your bit by getting involved in the Koalatown initiative and making your home and suburb a koala-friendly place,” he said.
A further 10,250 trees will be planted at three sites at Ingleburn Reserve.
Work is already under way to remove weeds, install fencing and prepare the ground for the planting.
The strategic koala revegetation project is funded by $82,000 from the Federal Government’s 20 Million Trees program and $22,000 of ratepayers’ money.
