August 30, 2017

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Planting Trees at Telford Park.

TREES PLANTED

Ross Morley, Managing Director of G. J. Gardner Homes has been supporting our native environment (through Fifteen Trees) since 2013 and has helped plant 34,000 trees across Victoria and Tasmania. For every new home built, Fifteen Trees organises the planting of 15 trees in the local district. This year, the project will see over 8,500 trees planted by schools, landcare and various environmental groups.GJGLogo_NO-TAG_WHITE_BG_lrg Ben Longhurst from G. J. Gardner Homes Bacchus Marsh is a generous supporter of local community groups and their tree planting projects. This year, Ben has purchased 375 trees for the Grow West Community at Telford Park Reserve, Bacchus Marsh. [fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” center_content=”no” min_height=”none”]
Grow West Planting Day 2017
Grow West Planting Day 2017
Helen from the group writes …
I would like to thank Fifteen Trees and G.J Gardner Homes for their support at our annual Grow West Community Planting Day event. On behalf of Grow West, Port Phillip and Westernport CMA, Victorian National Parks Association and Friends of Werribee Gorge and Long Forest Mallee, we would like to thank you for helping us make the 2017 planting day a success, with 200 volunteers attending and 6,000 native seedlings planted. The day was held at Moorabool Shire Council Telford Park Reserve, a 16 hectare site. We would also like to thank the following who contributed to the community planting day; both in kind through their efforts and financially; Moorabool Shire Council, Melbourne Water, Fifteen Trees, G.J. Gardner Homes, Bacchus Marsh Lions Club, Victorian Mobile Landcare Group, Dera Sacha Sauda volunteers and local residents. We look forward to continuing our partnership with Ben and G.J. Gardner Homes into the future. Helena Lindorff | Environmental Projects Coordinator  
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Grow West Planting Day 2017
Grow West Planting Day 2017
  Thank you Ben and the team from Bacchus Marsh for your continued support of our tree planting projects. Your trees (375) are part of an enormous project by Grow West. They will be well looked after to ensure they thrive and survive for decades to come. Slàinte – Colleen[/fusion_builder_column][/fusion_builder_row][/fusion_builder_container]

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