[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”]Trees at Jackson.“Hi Colleen,I picked up my trees today and have just finished planting them! I’ve attached (a) photo for you. Thank you for this great way to get heaps more native trees planted! Regards RJ.”
These 30 trees were planted out at Durham Lead (just south of Buninyong) recently and were paid for by Ballarat City Honda. Our local Honda dealership has agreed to carbon offset every new Civic sold. Last month, two new car owners (Cooke and Smith) went home with a new car and the knowledge that each of their cars have been carbon offset by the planting of 15 trees in the local area. Thank you to Ballarat City Honda for understanding the need for us all to step up to the challenge of climate change and support the planting of trees in the Ballarat district.[/fusion_builder_column][/fusion_builder_row][/fusion_builder_container]
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. (Feature image from Mt Worth Landcare).
Individual actions really do matter! Individually we can really only make small differences to the world around us, but collectively our numbers add up. And if enough individuals are involved then forests can be grown!
