Community planting activity - South Lake

Volunteer to make a diference!

The rainy month of July provides the ideal conditions for planting new seedlings. Join our enjoyable planting session, where you can contribute to enhancing habitat and biodiversity within your local patch - Bolderwood Reserve, located within Bloodwood Park, South Lake.

The bushland is a recorded Dieback area, help control this disease by planting resistant species and help close off unsanctioned trails.

Due to the size of the planting site this activity has limited numbers - registrations are essential.

• Plant dieback resistant tubestock


• Learn about local flora and fauna


• Help protect your local patch

This is an all-ages event. Please read the volunteering details below.

This event is held as part of the City of Cockburn's Nature Discovery Day, connecting communities with their local bushland. Sign up for a FREE guided walk, hands-on activity, or just pop down and have a chat with the Sustainability and Climate Change team.

South Lake Nature Discovery Day 3 July:

• Connecting South Lake: Hosting a FREE sausage sizzle with fruit and fun park games.


• Gingernut Coffee: On-site for your morning caffeine fix.


• Amenities: Toilet facilities available.


• Self-Guided Trail: Take a stroll along the pop-up walk trail through the reserve.

Plus planting activity, kids eco craft, Nature Storytime Trek and Boodjar Biddi cultural walk. 

Image 1: Bolderwood Reserve, South Lake

Bolderwood Reserve Community Planting Volunteer – Wednesday 3 July

About this opportunity

Help enhance biodiversity, protect our bush, and improve habitat values in the City of Cockburn.

Key Tasks

• Listening to and understanding the safety procedures outlined during the on-site induction


• Wearing appropriate PPE: preferably a long-sleeved shirt, must wear long pants and closed-in footwear, have a hat/ rain jacket when appropriate.


• Manual handling of seedling plant trays throughout the designated revegetation areas.


• Planting seedlings which includes: forming planting basins with a hand trowel, installing fertiliser tablets, and erecting tree guards (when appropriate) with rubber mallet.


• Transporting mulch throughout the revegetation site with wheelbarrow and buckets and installing around planted seedlings (when appropriate). *Assisting with plant pot & tray and tool collection post-planting.

When Wednesday 3 July, 11.30am-12.30pm

Where Meet at the Nature Discovery Day marquee, Bloodwood Park.

** Volunteer Benefits **

• Gain knowledge of local native species


• Learn how to plant seedlings with full demonstration on the day


• Volunteer with the whole family


• Free sausage sizzle and fruit provided by Connecting South Lake

Bring

• Sunscreen and water bottle


• Preferably a long-sleeved shirt, must wear long pants and closed-in footwear, have a hat/ rain jacket when appropriate.

Registrations essential

Proudly supported by City of Cockburn

Additional requirements

Full training provided on the day.