Glenthorne Action Team descends on Glenthorne and Marino in September

Almost 30 vol­un­teers gath­ered at Glen­thorne for the first Glen­thorne Action Team event, join­ing the Friends of Glen­thorne group for a morn­ing of fun and hard work.

Vol­un­teers rolled up their sleeves and weed­ed and brush-cut­ted their way through an area of the prop­er­ty. Plant­i­ng native species was also on the agen­da, as was tree guard­ing and dock poisoning.

The vol­un­teers also enjoyed a spot of bird­watch­ing near the dam.

Lat­er in the month, a group of ded­i­cat­ed vol­un­teers braved the rain at Mari­no Con­ser­va­tion Park for a morn­ing of weed con­trol and plant­i­ng of native species with the Friends of Mari­no Con­ser­va­tion Park.

GAT events are a great chance to con­tribute towards the cre­ation of Glen­thorne, get to know peo­ple in the local com­mu­ni­ty, and build basic bush­care and reha­bil­i­ta­tion skills.