WANDI LANDCARE GROUP HAS BEEN OPERATING UNDER THE BANNER OF THE WANDI PROGRESS ASSOCIATION FOR MANY YEARS, SAMPLES OF OUR PROJECTS ARE BELOW
TREE PLANTING 2009 - SHED & ENTRY
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Top left: 2009 planting along the road in front of the shed.
Top right: 2009 planting along the entry road behind the entry statement to the Wandi Community Centre
Above left: Every one enjoys a great feed after the planting.
Above right: Fred was a great advocate for the Wandi Landcare Group and initialed many projects when leading the group.
Top right: 2009 planting along the entry road behind the entry statement to the Wandi Community Centre
Above left: Every one enjoys a great feed after the planting.
Above right: Fred was a great advocate for the Wandi Landcare Group and initialed many projects when leading the group.
2009 WANDI LANDCARE HERBICIDE COURSE - RESOURCE CENTRE
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Wandi Landcare Group didn't just plant trees they were also involved in training locals to use herbicides in the correct and safe manner.
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GREEN - CORPS 2008 - MAGENUP LAKE
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Green - Corps was a project of Green Skill that introduced young people to landcare. The WPA worked closely with Green Skill in the early years taking advice and assistance from their group to manage the Magenup Lake area.
Top left you can see their assistance was offered placing the walk trail signage around Magenup Lake.
Tope right: Help was given to remove introduced plant species on the lake area, in this case it was a Acacia that is an out of area species that would have seeded and caused so much trouble to the local species.
Above left & right: Green Corps was also involved in tree planting with hundreds of seedlings being planted.
Top left you can see their assistance was offered placing the walk trail signage around Magenup Lake.
Tope right: Help was given to remove introduced plant species on the lake area, in this case it was a Acacia that is an out of area species that would have seeded and caused so much trouble to the local species.
Above left & right: Green Corps was also involved in tree planting with hundreds of seedlings being planted.
TREE PLAN TING 2006 - COMMUNITY CENTRE ENTRY
Top left: Every new landcare volunteer is instructed on how to correctly plant a seedling by an experienced member.
Top right: Planting underway with stakes and tree guards complete. Above left: Lots of volunteers involved in the planting. Above right: As the seedlings go in a team is watering in the soil around the plants making survival more successful. |
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TREE PLANTING 2005 - COMMUNITY CENTRE ENTRY
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Top left: Volunteers will use any help they can to reduce costs, here a horse float has been use to transport seedings, tree guards, stakes and fertilizer.
Top right: Watering made easy especially when one of your members has a tractor.
Above left: Planting in the early days was done with a shove, volunteers dig the holes by hand and a planting team came through with tube stock.
Above right: At the end of a planting session as many volunteers get together to discuss the planting and enjoy well deserved fellowship, a bit of food always goes down well too.
Top right: Watering made easy especially when one of your members has a tractor.
Above left: Planting in the early days was done with a shove, volunteers dig the holes by hand and a planting team came through with tube stock.
Above right: At the end of a planting session as many volunteers get together to discuss the planting and enjoy well deserved fellowship, a bit of food always goes down well too.
TREE PLANTING 2004 - MAGENP LAKE & WANDI OVAL
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Top & centre left: Magenup Lake - when an area is planted the job isn't finished the next year weeding of unwanted plants is necessary to give the newly planted stock a good chance of survival.
Centre right: Families are welcome especially the young.
Bottom left: The mornings planting was finished off by planting the boundary of the Wandi oval along Dehaer Road.
Bottom right: Lets have a break, morning tea all round.
Centre right: Families are welcome especially the young.
Bottom left: The mornings planting was finished off by planting the boundary of the Wandi oval along Dehaer Road.
Bottom right: Lets have a break, morning tea all round.