City of Casey - National Tree Day Hands on for Habitat

The Grasmere Creek wetlands, at Berwick’s Cardinia Creek Parklands North, were created in 2020 as a joint project between Melbourne Water, Parks Victoria and City of Casey and were established to provide better water quality and floodplain connectivity as well as providing valuable open space for locals to use. A highly valued waterway in the Cardinia Creek Catchment the site is known for its significant plants and animals, including the rare and threatened Dwarf Galaxias fish and platypus downstream in the Cardinia Creek. We are aiming to plant between 8,000 and 12,000 trees, shrubs and tussock plants along the Grasmere Creek, connecting the newly established wetlands to existing vegetation. This new habitat corridor roughly follows the walking path linking Inglis Road and Buchanan Road. A great day out for the family, there will be tree planting, information stalls, a roving entertainer, free kids activities and a BBQ lunch. Learn all about our native fish and animals that call Grasmere Creek home.

DIRECTIONS

Cardinia Creek Parklands. Park at the Berwick Leisure Centre (79 Manuka Rd, Berwick VIC 3806). Buses will be running a shuttle service between the car park and planting site.

VOLUNTEER INFORMATION

Please dress for the weather. Bring your own gloves and closed toe shoes are a must. BYO keep/reusable cup and receive $1.00 off your coffee purchase from the coffee van. Please note that it is a short walk of approx 400m along a gravel path from the shuttle bus drop off point at Inglis Rd.

WHAT'S PROVIDED?

,Tools and equipment for planting,BBQ