Ventia and Transport for NSW have partnered with Greater Sydney Landcare and Landcare NSW’s Creating Canopies project.
The partnership resulted in the planting of 3,000 trees and shrubs on a site along Narellan Road, next door to the Australian Botanic Gardens, opposite Kenny Hill Road in Currans Hill.
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Corporate volunteers from Ventia and Transport for NSW planting with Greater Sydney Landcare’s Creating Canopies team. Photo: Vokyo Entertainment. -
Corporate volunteers from Ventia and Transport for NSW planting with Greater Sydney Landcare’s Creating Canopies team. Photo: Vokyo Entertainment. -
Corporate volunteers from Ventia and Transport for NSW planting with Greater Sydney Landcare’s Creating Canopies team. Photo: Vokyo Entertainment.
On Tuesday 17th October, 27 corporate volunteers from Ventia and Transport for NSW joined the Creating Canopies team to plant 400 trees and shrubs.
This was just the start for this site, with a further 2,600 trees and shrubs planted by contractors the next day to bring the total number for this site to an amazing 3,000!
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Ventia and Transport for NSW staff joined Creating Canopies to plant 400 native trees and shrubs. Photo: Vokyo Entertainment. -
Ventia and Transport for NSW staff joined Creating Canopies to plant 400 native trees and shrubs. Photo: Vokyo Entertainment. -
Ventia and Transport for NSW staff joined Creating Canopies to plant 400 native trees and shrubs. Photo: Vokyo Entertainment.
Matthew Wilson, Executive Director – Road Maintenance and Motorway Partnerships from Transport for NSW was on hand on the day to help plant.
The site was cleared of African Olive, a seriously invasive weed in this area, by Transport for NSW as a favour for the Australian Botanic Gardens as they were also clearing African Olive.
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The site, adjacent to the Australian Botanic Gardens, had been cleared of African Olive before being replanted with native species. Photo: Vokyo Entertainment. -
The site, adjacent to the Australian Botanic Gardens, had been cleared of African Olive before being replanted with native species. Photo: Vokyo Entertainment. -
The site, adjacent to the Australian Botanic Gardens, had been cleared of African Olive before being replanted with native species. Photo: Vokyo Entertainment.
To restore the native bushland that was there prior to the invasive weed overtaking the area, Ventia reached out to Landcare to plant local native trees and shrubs.
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Over twenty staff from Transport for NSW and Ventia helped plant out the site in Currans Hill along Narellan Road. Photo: Vokyo Entertainment. -
Over twenty staff from Transport for NSW and Ventia helped plant out the site in Currans Hill along Narellan Road. Photo: Vokyo Entertainment. -
Over twenty staff from Transport for NSW and Ventia helped plant out the site in Currans Hill along Narellan Road. Photo: Vokyo Entertainment.
It was a great outcome, all the trees were planted in the ground by the Ventia and Transport for NSW team, assisted by two staff members from Dirty planting and three Greater Sydney Landcare staff from the Creating Canopies team.
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Thank you Ventia and Transport for NSW for partnering with Creating Canopies to restore degraded habitat. Photo: Vokyo Entertainment. -
Thank you Ventia and Transport for NSW for partnering with Creating Canopies to restore degraded habitat. Photo: Vokyo Entertainment. -
Thank you Ventia and Transport for NSW for partnering with Creating Canopies to restore degraded habitat. Photo: Vokyo Entertainment. -
Thank you Ventia and Transport for NSW for partnering with Creating Canopies to restore degraded habitat. Photo: Vokyo Entertainment.
Ms Danielle Packer, Creating Canopies Project Manager said, “It is great to see Transport NSW doing their bit to improve natural areas where they can, not out of obligation, but because they see the value in restoring Australia’s native bushland.”
“Thank you also to Ventia for reaching out to Greater Sydney Landcare to encourage this partnership.”
Transport for NSW is a government body that leads the development of safe, integrated and efficient transport systems for the people of NSW. It focuses on transport planning, strategy, policy, procurement and other non-service delivery functions across all modes of transport – roads, rail, ferries, light rail and point to point.
Ventia is one of the largest essential services providers in Australia. They specialise in the long-term operation, maintenance, and management of critical public and private assets and infrastructure.
Get Involved in Creating Canopies
Find out more about Corporate Volunteering with Greater Sydney Landcare here. Be sure to download our Corporate Volunteering Info Pack.
If you’d like to find out how to get free trees planted on your land, visit our Register Your Site for Trees page.
About Creating Canopies
Landcare NSW and Greater Sydney Landcare are planting 200,000 trees as part of the Greening our City program to help reduce urban heat in Greater Sydney. Proudly funded by the NSW Government.
