Woodlea, the fastest-growing master-planned community in the West, recently partnered with local environment not-for-profit ‘We Love Aintree,’ for its annual Community Tree Planting Day on Sunday 15 October.
The day saw 5,500 grasses and shrubs planted at Aintree Reserve, adding to the 1,000 native trees planted by the community at Rockbank Inn the month prior. An additional 5,000 trees will be planted across two planting days in November, seeing the number reach 11,500 in total.
These locally sourced, native plants will aid in supporting the biodiversity of Aintree, which is home to a large population of native wildlife that inhabits the wetlands throughout the suburb.
The tree plantings are part of Woodlea’s broader range of sustainability initiatives that have been held recently, including the Deanside Wetlands Clean Up and Ben’s Bees’ workshop, which showcased the importance of honey bees and their role in maintaining biodiversity.
Woodlea Project Director Matthew Dean said hosting these sustainable community events not only benefits the environment, it also helps educate and encourage residents to adopt more sustainable behaviours in their everyday lives.
“Woodlea is a proudly accredited EnviroDevelopment project which we wouldn’t be able to achieve without our amazing residents who uphold our environmental initiatives.
“Sometimes, it’s small things like knowing what can go into the recycling bin and what can’t. Other times, it’s bigger things like joining in with the community to make an impactful difference to the environment we live in,” said Matthew.
As an EnviroDevelopment accredited project, Woodlea meets stringent standards set by expert ecologists, town planners, engineers, architects, lawyers, economists and developers. Woodlea is the largest master-planned community in Australia to achieve all six EnviroDevelopment accreditation ‘leaves’, demonstrating high-level performance in the areas of ecosystems, water, energy, waste, materials and community.
Director of We Love Aintree, Jono Ingram, said it’s important to join in on these community initiatives to reduce waste, minimise our environmental footprint, protect biodiversity and increase native habitat in urban environments.
“Through education and awareness, we hope to see a community empowered to critically evaluate our choices and way of life. We want to provide people with an opportunity to get out there and make a difference,” said Jono.
For more information on Woodlea’s upcoming events, visit woodlea.com.au.
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