The Campbelltown community is being called upon to plant trees for koalas next month. The plantings will take place as part of Wild Koala Day on Saturday, May 3 at Cook Reserve in Ruse.
This popular community event will be on from 10am to 2pm.
The Wild Koala Day goal is to plant 750 trees, shrubs and grasses to improve a vital koala corridor in Cook Park that links the vast Georges River wildlife corridor and Smiths Creek Reserve, Campbelltown’s largest urban bushland reserve.
Mayor of Campbelltown Darcy Lound said this year’s event would be the culmination of seven years of community tree plantings at the site, significantly expanding the habitat corridor through the reserve.
“This year’s event will be a celebration of the efforts made by the community and the thousands of trees planted these past seven years to expand the habitat corridor through this important reserve,” Cr Lound said.
“I strongly encourage everyone to come down and join this event to be part of the ongoing efforts to enhance koala habitat in the area,” he said.
“Council will engage with our local wildlife carers and volunteers to carefully consider future Wild Koala Day tree planting locations as part of our Koalatown campaign and our fantastic Bushcare volunteers will continue to care for this site.”
Anyone wishing to attend the Wild Koala Day tree planting event can register online now.
