Established in 2006, Launch  is an Australian based, female-founded, values led and award-winning talent solutions organisation. Launch provides a range of services to both public and private sectors including contract and permanent agency recruitment, executive search, payroll, contingent workforce management (MSP), recruitment process outsourcing (RPO) and talent advisory.

Launch’s organisational purpose – changing lives for the better – is evident in the way they service candidates, clients, support employees and contractors, and through their comprehensive CSR Portfolio. As a values-led organisation, they care deeply about people, and the communities in which they live and work, partnering with grassroots charities (community, social, environmental) for social good. Caring is their number one value. That value is embedded in the way they work including; who they hire, who they do business with, how they service customers and how they contribute to better outcomes in the community.

Launch is proud to partner with Fifteen Trees to support our carbon footprint reduction initiatives. We are passionate about making a positive contribution to a sustainable future. Part of our mission, ‘Changing Lives For The Better’, is to actively contribute to the health of our planet. We are committed to leaving the world better than we found it and planting hope for generations to come.

We’re proud to play a small role in restoring ecosystems, reducing carbon footprints, and creating a cleaner, greener world. Thank you to Fifteen Trees for providing an opportunity for people to get involved with their community and build a connection to the land.

Rebecca Wallace | Director | Launch Group

Daintree Rainforest, QLD | 60 trees | 2025

Daintree Life in conjunction with local community volunteers planted the trees at Newell QLD (Nulu Country) which is part of a bigger restoration project called The Bells Road Project.

The trees were planted over a number of days and weeks, during which 121 people attended. This number also included school groups who are learning about;

• the geography of the local area,
• what wildlife are specific to the area,
• how the tree planting will provide ongoing food resource and habitat for the wildlife,
• the importance of various tree species specific to invertebrates that rely solely on an individual species for food resource, and
• the positive effects of tree planting in relation to carbon sequestration and climate change.

Daintree Life included in the planting, a large variety of indigenous tree species specific to the area including figs, Eucalypts, Melaleucas, Acacias and other species such as Red Cedar, Brown Silky Oak, Brown Pine, Golden Penda to name a few.

This planting site is in the Lower Daintree rainforest area of Tropical Far North Queensland with a waterway which feeds directly to the Great Barrier Reef. The site where the revegetation work is being conducted is part of a large farm area which was previously cleared for cane and cattle farming; however, the area is very low lying and is not suitable for hooved animal farming. The landowners have chosen to return this area of the property back to authentic rainforest, compete with State Government protection, which has been included to the title deeds of the property ensuring protection for perpetuity.

The land was unsuitable for farmland and due to an overburden of weeds and has also not been of benefit for wildlife as habitat or food resource. But by replacing the weeds with forest, it will now provide both habitat and food.

We are eternally grateful to Fifteen Trees and their sponsors who continue to support our work. Without this ongoing support we cannot continue to do what we do in revegetation, expanding habitat and improving the environment of our unique area and supporting our local wildlife.

Connie Pinson | Partner and Founder | Daintree Life

Numerous bird species have been observed and taking advantage of the revegetation. These species include, but are not limited to: Yellow-bellied Sunbirds, Greater Egrets, Willie wagtails, Rainbow Bee-eaters, multiple species of Kingfishers and Masked Lapwings. Graceful tree frogs and Rocket frogs are regularly sighted within the planting areas. There is lots of evidence of Bandicoot diggings between trees and on the edges. A Water Python has been sighted in the revegetation area.  Numerous species of butterflies and dragonflies have been observed within the area. In the future as trees attain additional height and begin flowering and fruiting, the entire area will provide a valuable food resource for Spectacled Flying-foxes which are a federally listed endangered species.

Bombay, NSW | 60 trees | 2024

The trees were planted on the behalf of Launch Recruitment at Bombay, on the the upper Shoalhaven River, on the traditional lands of the Ngarigo and Yuin nations. Conservation reserves in the area include Tallaganda National Park and Tallaganda Conservation Area. Most of the district was historically cleared and is still used for pastoral activities.

This region is predominately made up of vegetation associated with Dry Sclerophyll Forests.  The Eucalyptus tree canopy is sparse to mid-dense and consists predominately of Broad Leaved Peppermint, Red Spotted Gum and Scribbly Gum. The occasional Black Sheoak forms part of a sparse small tree layer. The Bombay region is also home to the critically endangered Bombay Bossiaea, a wiry shrub, with pea shaped yellow flowers growing in the steep valley of the Shoalhaven River.

We are absolutely delighted to benefit from your wonderful generosity.  The local land owners who form the Bombay Landcare Group take great pride in their efforts to put back into the local environment. We have used your donation to purchase ‘fit for purpose’ local species to regenerate the land. From the prevention of erosion to building wildlife corridors, the regeneration effort of our group will no doubt have a positive and lasting impact on the region.

Carmen Byrne | President | Bombay Landcare Group

Some of the species of trees planted at the site included; Wattles (Snowy River, Silver, Green and Blackwood), Hakeas, She-Oaks and Gums (Black, Red Spotted, Yellow Box, Black Sally and Ribbon), Bottlebrushes (Riber, Scarlet, Lemon and Crimson) and Tea trees.

Axe Creek, VIC | 60 trees | 2023

Launch’s trees were planted at Axe Creek on Dja Dja Wurrung land, known as djandak. The site has a Trust for Nature covenant on it to preserve it in perpetuity. The Campaspe River runs through the site.

Due to long-term grazing, the understory had been destroyed with very little native grass, native shrubs or flowers remaining. The beautiful big old eucalypts were intact though. Close to the river they are the iconic River Red Gums and higher up away from the river it is mainly Grey Box, many of which are large and very old with numerous hollows. Three of these trees are registered scar trees.

The project, in simple terms, has been to remove the sheep, progressively eradicate the weeds and introduced grasses and plant indigenous grasses and shrubs in their place. Kangaroo grass, wallaby grass, wattle varieties, Austral indigo, various native daisies, hop bush, hakea and weeping she-oaks are some of the species that have been planted at this site.

The property is blessed with a wide range of wildlife, such as;  kangaroos, wallabies, wombats, echidnas, platypus, possums, a wonderful array of birds and reptiles. Some of the more interesting examples are the Tawney Frogmouth, Powerful owl, Azure Kingfisher, Spotted Pardalote, Tree Creeper and Robin Redbreast.

Thank you to everyone who contributed to this wonderful assistance we have received. It is gratefully accepted.

Bill & Jo Morrissey | Members | Axe Creek Landcare

Thank you to the team at Launch for enabling the planting of these 60 native trees in Central Victoria, the home of the River Red Gums and the iconic Tawny Frogmouth (featured image from Australian Geographic).

Launch are committed to changing lives for the better; the lives of all involved including employees, candidates, clients and community. What makes them different is their passion for ‘care’. Caring is their number one value, embedded in the way they work including who they hire, who they do business with, how they service customers and how they contribute to better outcomes in the community.

If you would like to know more about sponsoring community tree planting projects and how we can assist you in becoming a more sustainable business, please contact Colleen at <[email protected]>.

Writer – Lou Ridsdale

Lou a 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. Lou founded 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. You can find Lou here