CTS Australia services GPS guided earthmoving machinery in the civil construction & mining industry with a focus on customer service. The company are based in Adelaide South Australia and have 13 years industry experience.

CTSAUS believe in a greener planet. They have generously partnered with Fifteen Trees by purchasing 150 trees, which we planted in WA and VIC on their behalf. Over time, these trees will provide food, water, and shelter for animals who live within its branches.

Site A | Redcastle, VIC | 60 trees

The trees were planted at Redcastle (Taungurung Country), VIC by members of the Campaspe Valley Landcare Network. The site is significant because it was very depleted having been used for gold mining previously. The district is Ironbark country, and the main trees planted at this site were Sheoaks, Wattles and Melaleuca.  The plants were chosen largely to support endangered species within the area, in particular the pollinating species of native birds and insects.

The She-Oaks are hardy and provide food for Black Cockatoos (endangered) as well as Squirrel and Sugar gliders, goannas and a variety of Honeyeaters, including the (also endangered) Regent Honeyeater.

I would like to sincerely thank the kind souls who contribute to this important program which enables people such as myself to care for country, restore degraded land and soils and provide habitat for future generations of native wildlife.

Christine Wrest-Smith | Member | Campaspe Landcare Network

Site B | Martin, WA | 90 trees

We welcomed CTS’ 90 trees and organised them to be planted in WA at the Kaarakin Black Cockatoo Conservation Centre. Kaarakin is situated on a 41 acre bushland site, that was a former wildlife park. The site was once extremely degraded. The Kaarakin team have spent many years revegetating it back towards its former biodiversity rich state. Kaarakin are focusing on replanting to create wildlife corridors for small species of mammals, reptiles and birds to safely travel through and back into the regional park adjacent (Banyowla Regional Park).

Kaarakin rescue wild black cockatoos in distress (due to injury from cars, cats, ravens and other birds) and release them back into the wild once they are healthy and well.

We are already seeing the site provide food for all three of our endemic and threatened black cockatoos as well as the return of several small bird species such as Red Capped and Scarlet Robins, Western Spinebills and Yellow Rumped Thornbills (pictured below).

We have also seen several reptiles including King Skinks, Shingleback Lizards and even the odd Goulds Monitor. We have seen increased activity of  the Southern Brown Bandicoot and Brush Tailed Possums. We hope to one day encourage back the endangered Western Quoll.

Sam Clarke /Education Officer & Tour Coordinator / Kaarakin Black Cockatoo Conservation Centre

We hope that in the long term the site will allow for safe travel for all species while also providing food, shelter and habitat for species wishing to permanently live at Kaarakin. The aim is to restore the bushland back to its former glory, so much so that it will be hard to tell it was ever cleared in the first place! Now that would be an accomplishment!

Corporate social responsibility (CSR) can take many forms but for us … tree planting hits a number of targets!

• Community groups benefit as they receive free trees for their projects.
• The environment benefits as trees mean habitat for the native insects, birds, reptiles and mammals.
• And companies benefit too. ‘Through CSR programs, companies can help society while promoting their own brands. Corporate social responsibility can boost morale and can help both employees and employers feel more connected with the world around them’. (www.investopedia.com).

Thank you to CTSAus for taking CSR seriously and assisting us with our restoration projects in rural Australia.

Writer; Lou Ridsdale.

Lou is a big fan of words and has been our Comms Manager since 2019. She is a big-minded green thumb, Earth Lover, big-hearted nature freak plus a savvy media and horticulture expert, who passionately believe that everyone can lead a more nourishing and sustainable life. Her passion for education + communication being the most empowering tool for change is reflected as her role as Founder of Food Is Free Inc. a unique grassroots food security platform specialising in food security education. She fell in love with trees after reading The Magic Faraway Tree as a child.

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