Maree and Brian Harrison from Harrison Funerals plant one mature tree for every funeral service held at their Ballarat premises. The trees are sourced from Avalon Nursery (Haddon) and Fifteen Trees then distributes the trees to community groups.
To date, Harrison Funerals have helped plant over 250 mature trees in school grounds across Ballarat.
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This time round, 16 mature trees went to Urquhart PS.
“Hi Maree and Brian. What a fantastic day we had! Nothing better than seeing parents, students and teachers all getting involved in the ‘school yard blitz’ session – giving the school grounds a much needed make-over. Thank you so much for making this project possible. This is Step One of our ‘greening our learning environment’ project.I was elected to the school council this year, and am heading up the Grounds and Buildings Sub-committee. Our tree planting activity helped to bring new families into this sub-committee and started further discussions of more grand plans for the school :)Thanks again, we will be sure to acknowledge your support again in the next school newsletter”.
Shiree Pilkinton (School Committee member).
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Thank you Brian and Maree for your continued support. This spring, your trees are flowering all over Ballarat and surrounds.
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‘Sometimes there are really simple things everyone can do to reduce their carbon footprint. When staying at a hotel, choosing to skip the room cleaning and having a tree planted instead, is one of those things’. Hugo from Hotels for Trees.
‘We’re thrilled to team up with Fifteen Trees in this crucial effort. Koalas are an iconic Australian species, and with increasing threats to their natural environment, it’s never been more important to ensure they have access to suitable habitats.Planting these trees is just the beginning of a broader initiative to safeguard their future’. Ballarat Wildlife Park
According to Sustainability Victoria, the average Australian lifestyle produces 15,000kg of carbon per year. If that sounds like a lot, it is! Over its lifetime, a tree can collect and store 268kg. This means, we each need to plant 58 trees per year to bring our individual carbon production down to zero. A little tricky for most of us to do in our own backyards, and this is where ‘A Subscription for the Planet’ comes in.
