Council hosts National Tree Day annually with the help of our community. National Tree Day supports our Urban Forest Strategy objectives of enhancing biodiversity, extending our urban forest and our target of increasing canopy cover. 

In 2023 we created new garden beds as part of the green corridors program at the Gardiners Creek Trail Reserve. Gardiners Creek was the first corridor chosen in this program that involved a concentrated effort towards improvements to biodiversity, habitat and tree canopy coverage.

2023 National Tree Day Stats

• Community participants: 450+

• Local Indigenous Plants planted on site to expand the biodiversity and habitat: 3500+

• Local Indigenous Trees planted on site to expand the canopy: 50+

• Mulch spread on site: 20M³+

• Sausage sizzle snags consumed on site: 430+

In 2024 we continued to plant along the Gardiners Creek Trail Reserve and infill planted the 2023 planting site, while also extending further through the Gardiners Creek corridor. Despite the wind and threats of rain, all our volunteers worked hard to plant this now flourishing spot.

2024 National Tree Day Stats

• Community participants: 200+

• Local Indigenous Plants planted on site to expand the biodiversity and habitat: 3200+

• Local Indigenous Trees planted on site to expand the canopy: 50+

• Weather: Windy!

• Volunteer perseverance: High

View the before and after photos of the Gardiners Creek Trail National Tree Day Planting in 2023.