National Tree Day

In celebration of National Tree Day last month and thanks to our wonderful sponsors Murray River Council and Murray Irrigation Limited, 8 local schools and educational groups including almost 600 children received native trees from local nursery Tulla Natives alongside a little planting kit to make their contribution to the national tally.

Schools also received gardening goods to keep for future use. All plants and products were sourced from local businesses. We hope to have inspired a few budding future Landcare contributors!

We have included a summary of the day including pictures kindly supplied by the schools and have listed the locally-sourced gardening tools that they each received. 

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School participation

In total, 8 schools and education centres participated in this project including:
- Barham Pre School
- Barham Public School
​- Barham High School
- Moulamein Primary School
- Moulamein Pre-School
- Wakool-Burraboi Public School
​- Wakool Pre School
​- Tooleybuc Central School

Barham Preschool received:
 
1 x Composter 105L
1 x Greenleaf Yard Cart 60L
1 x native tube plant for each child to take home and some hedging natives for along a fence within the yard

​Barham Public School:
3 x Gardenmaster Post Hole Shovel
1 x Gardenmaster Garden Rake
1 x Neta Retractable Hose Reel
7 x Cyclone Hand Trowel
1 x Wobble-Tee Lawn Sprinkler
​A specialised plant pack from Tulla Natives with plants suitable for the project area.

The Year 6 children buddied up with Kinder and they spent a Friday afternoon planting together. They planted up the Fairy Garden at the school with suitable grasses and small shrubs for the space.

Barham High School:
​3 x Yates Watering Can
6 x Gardenmaster Hand Trowel Soft Grip
2 x Spear & Jackson Landscapers Rake 18 Tines
1 x Greenleaf Yard Cart 60L
1 x Vertical Garden Planter
1 x Greenleaf Retractable Hose Reel Grey 20m
2 x Gardenmaster 3 Prong Cultivator
2 x Gardenmaster Post Hole Shovel Fibreglass Long Handle
1 x Wobble Tee Lawn Sprinkler 

​Year 10 students from Barham High School planted trees and shrubs they had recently purchased for a Bee Garden project. The school also held various activities throughout the day all related to National Tree Day involving children from all classes and each student was also encouraged to wear green to signify the day.

Moulamein Preschool:
 
Moulamein Preschool received:
 
Fruit Trees in pots
1 x Gorilla Carts Poly Garden Cart
Various vegetable seed packets to the value of $80
15 x Gardenmaster Hand Trowel Soft Grip 

Moulamein Primary School:
 
Moulamein Primary received:
 
1 x Gorilla Carts Poly Garden Cart
1 x Cyclone Post Hole Shovel
1 x Cyclone 14 Tine Landscapers Rake
1 x Gardenia Roll-Up 20 Retractable Hose Reel
1 x Wobble-Tee Lawn Sprinkler

Wakool Preschool:
 
Wakool preschool received:
 
1 x Worm Farm Café Rectangular
8 x Rhino Gloves Junior Gardener Kids
8 x Gardenmaster Hand Trowel Soft Grip
8 x Fiskars Fork Aluminium
1 x Composter 105L Black
1 x Neta Retractable Hose Reel 15m
Each child also received a small flowering native shrub to take home and plant in their own gardens.

Tooleybuc Central School

"With the assistance of Stacey Brooke the local Landcare coordinator and project officer we were successful in gaining funding from both the Murray River Council & Murray Irrigation Limited to support the project. We are very grateful for what they have supplied."

Tooleybuc Central School received:
​• 1 x 105L Composter
• 1 x Gardenmaster Long Handle Rake
• 1 x Wobble-Tee Lawn Sprinkler
• 1 x Poly Garden Cart
• $150 mixed native plants from Tulla Natives suitable for your large outdoor space/Ag Plot area

Event Partners

​National Tree Day 2021 was supported by Murray River Council and Murray Irrigation Limited.