Anyone with a passion for environmental care and local history is invited to volunteer with Coastcare Point Cook.
The group meets on the third Sunday of each month at the Point Cook Homestead to tidy the historic building and tend to the neighbouring coastal Park.
Work on the park’s wetlands include gardening, weeding, mulching and pruning the array of Indigenous plants that grow in the park.
Julie Connell, who lives in the area and helps co-ordinate the activities, said she finds the work immensely rewarding.
“I personally consider the Homestead and coastal park here as part of my backyard, so I just love being here and looking after my local environment,” Ms Connell said.
The volunteer work is vital in supporting the work that Parks Victoria already does to preserve the ecological health of the area.
“Point Cook has grown so rapidly and urban development has spread into this environment, so if we don’t care and appreciate it, we might lose it,” Ms Connell said.
The group meets between 9-11am.
Details: www.wyndham.vic.gov.au/whats-on/coastcare-point-cook
