When individuals get together to make a contribution – it can be huge. And here is the proof. Thirty individuals have kicked in to allow us to plant 600 trees. Thank you to the following for purchasing 15 trees. Mereki Walker and Kathy Downie (both from AGL) plus another woman whom I met at AGL […]
Archives: Tree Plantings
G.J. Gardner Warrnambool kicks in for 405 trees
Ross Morley, Managing Director of G. J. Gardner Homes has been supporting our native environment (through Fifteen Trees) since 2013. By the end of this year, Ross and the team at GJG will have helped plant over 56,000 trees across Victoria and Tasmania. For every new home built, Fifteen Trees organises the planting of 15 trees in […]
Art Vs Extinction.
‘Art versus extinction’ – it sounds like a war cry for artists. For those who create and despair. For storytellers and picture makers and agitators everywhere. For anyone who wants to live on this planet alongside its other inhabitants, not instead of them. It’s also the heart of Moira Finucane’s extraordinary art event, The Rapture Chapter […]
Sponsoring Trees in Remote Locations
Images of tree plantings often show a happy group of volunteers out in the sunshine, planting happily around easily accessible dams and paddocks. But some plantings are a lot less straightforward… Munash Organics, a Ballarat based sustainable soil improvement company, recently sponsored one such occasion high in the hills above Flowerdale. One of the sites […]
Wine on TAP. and Koalas … there is a link!
At first glance, wine and koalas might not seem to have much in common. But that’s where creative sustainable thinking comes in. TAP. is a contemporary keg-style system of wine storage and service that significantly reduces waste, landfill, and manufacturing emissions. At last count, TAP had diverted 202,322 bottles from landfill. Not stopping there, TAP. […]
Oblong Trees!
Oblong (UK) Ltd are a data processing business based in Southam, England. Established in 2006, they have 4 core products; Data Enhancement, Business List Sales, Data Analysis and Data Processing. And now they are branching into a new area – helping companies to become carbon neutral. This is where Fifteen Trees comes in! Oblong […]
Organic Crew – making a difference!
Mel Lechte is an escapee from corporate industry. Disillusioned by the focus on profit and quick turnarounds over people and planet, she founded Organic Crew. Organic Crew is a sustainable, ethical, environmentally responsible clothing brand based in Melbourne. With a mantra of Be Informed, Be Involved and make a Difference, it is not surprising that […]
Trees as a kickstarter!
Hindmarsh Plumbing Services has been in operation since 1973 and provide employment to over 200 South Australians. They are big players in giving back to their community and they currently support groups such as Cara Respite, Puddle Jumpers and Arthritis SA. Now they have joined Fifteen Trees and are supporting local community landcare projects in […]
Trees as a kickstarter!
Hindmarsh Plumbing Services has been in operation since 1973 and provide employment to over 200 South Australians. They are big players in giving back to their community and they currently support groups such as Cara Respite, Puddle Jumpers and Arthritis SA. Now they have joined Fifteen Trees and are supporting local community landcare projects in […]
Wine flowing through the trees!
Specialising in cool climate wines, Delatite Wines are located looking toward Mt Buller in north-east Victoria. Established in 1982 by Robert and Vivienne Ritchie and it is now run by their son David with the assistance of winemaker Andy Browning. The 26 hectare vineyard sits between 450 and 500m above the sea on slopes that vary […]
