The threat of wild weather didn't deter locals greening the Coronet Bay foreshore.
By Linda Nicholls
DESPITE a night of wild, windy weather, the sun shone on Coronet Bay the next morning (Saturday, August 30) as locals rolled up their sleeves for a community planting in the Banksia forest along the foreshore.
Those who promised to come, came, and a few extras registered on the day, proving that Coronet Bay’s community spirit is as hardy as the native plants they were putting in the ground.
DESPITE a night of wild, windy weather, the sun shone on Coronet Bay the next morning (Saturday, August 30) as locals rolled up their sleeves for a community planting in the Banksia forest along the foreshore.
Those who promised to come, came, and a few extras registered on the day, proving that Coronet Bay’s community spirit is as hardy as the native plants they were putting in the ground.
The planting site, between the northern end of Champs Élysées Esplanade and Norsemens Road, is managed by Coastal Estates, the main developer in Coronet Bay.
Thanks to the Bass Valley Landcare Group, Coastal Estates and the Coronet Bay Community Association, 300 indigenous plants were added to this special patch of forest, boosting biodiversity and helping keep invasive species at bay.
After the work, volunteers tucked into a well-earned spread, generously catered for by Coastal Estates.
The greening continues on Wednesday, September 10, at 10am, when the Coronet Bay Community Association will hold another planting at Norsemens Road, around Wang Toolome Parnung (Duck Waterhole). This time the work, supported by Bass Coast Shire Council, will enhance the habitat of the Swamp Antechinus, a small but important resident of Coronet Bay that is listed as a Vulnerable species.
Please come and join us!
Thanks to the Bass Valley Landcare Group, Coastal Estates and the Coronet Bay Community Association, 300 indigenous plants were added to this special patch of forest, boosting biodiversity and helping keep invasive species at bay.
After the work, volunteers tucked into a well-earned spread, generously catered for by Coastal Estates.
The greening continues on Wednesday, September 10, at 10am, when the Coronet Bay Community Association will hold another planting at Norsemens Road, around Wang Toolome Parnung (Duck Waterhole). This time the work, supported by Bass Coast Shire Council, will enhance the habitat of the Swamp Antechinus, a small but important resident of Coronet Bay that is listed as a Vulnerable species.
Please come and join us!
