With the mission of planting approximately 500 shrubs and trees, local community groups descended on the recently established May Street Park on Friday and Saturday, November 16-17.
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The mass planting was the next stage in a joint project undertaken by Inverell East Rotary and the Shire Council.
The trees and shrubs were generously donated by Local Land Services (LLS), represented on the day by Ivan Lackey.
On Friday afternoon a team of students from the Danthonia Academy worked tirelessly climbing steep slopes like mountain goats, to dig and prepare for the Saturday morning planting.
From 6am Saturday the volunteers swarmed over the site – Danthonia students once more, Inverell Community Garden members, Inverell Girl Guides, LLS staff, Rotarians and individual community volunteers.
They worked solidly all morning under supervision and guidance of Ian Spalding (ISC) and Alistair Williams (Rotary). A team of Inverell East’s Rotarians led by Paul Ray and Julie Clendinning provided a delicious barbecue breakfast for all the helpers.
The Macintyre Hot Bread coffee van kindly provided hot drinks courtesy of the Club president, Tim Newberry.
All in all, it was a most productive and enthusiastic good old “working bee”. Park co-ordinator, Rotarian Alistair Williams acknowledged the invaluable support of general manager Paul Henry and the Inverell Shire Council, without whose input, the park would not be possible.
A council volunteer emphasised that the council’s philosophy would always include support for community groups willing to step up and have a go – to help themselves.
This working bee was a fantastic example of this philosophy – Inverell people working together in true community spirit.
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