Volunteers including residents, businesses and community groups came together for a clean-up and tree-planting event in Hoppers Crossing last week.
The event, held as part of Wyndham council’s Green Living Series, was originally scheduled for World Environment Day earlier this month but was rescheduled due to COVID restrictions.
Members of the public and schools were invited to attend and help employees from the Business Technology Centre Melbourne North West and All Green Nursery & Garden to collect litter and participate in planting around the business precinct at 428 Old Geelong Road.
Representatives of Werribee Beach Patrol also took part in the clean-up, which was sponsored by Medibank.
MBE Point Cook and Euca Products supplied materials to help with the event.
All Green Nursery & Garden donated the native flowers and shrubs which were planted.
Nursery chief executive Samuel Fragapane said native plants required little maintenance.
“Native plants also help support a healthy ecosystem, providing shelter and food for local wildlife,” he said.
“All our plants are locally grown right here in Werribee South.”
Telstra Business Technology Centre chief executive Craig Kennedy said now was the time for businesses in the west to “step up to clean up” their local areas and worksites.
“We are also planning to include this event as part of our corporate social responsibility and sustainable goals and we are hoping to inspire other corporates to do some clean-ups too,” Mr Kennedy said.
