Officeworks Pinpoint magazine Pinpoint Issue 28 Spring 2018 | Page 21

Mungella Wetlands Avondale Farm, Noongar Country South West Riverina Monaro Mungella Wetlands, Queensland Avondale Farm, Noongar Country This planting is part of Greening Australia’s Reef Aid initiative – which works to improve water quality on the Great Barrier Reef by working with landholders to rebuild eroding gullies and restore vital coastal wetlands across the catchment. After climate change, poor water quality is the greatest local threat to the future of the reef. Every year, millions of tonnes of fine sediment flow from eroding land onto the reef, choking fish and coral, and reducing its ability to recover from the impacts of climate change. By restoring wetlands along the coast, water quality is improved by up to 97% and can therefore play a key role in protecting the reef. Located around 120km east of Perth, this farm is owned by a family group of traditional Ballardong Noongar landholders. Greening Australia has been working with them since 2008, to restore the land to the original condition, which is achieved through strategic revegetation. The 35,000 trees that we will be planting here will create new habitat for the endangered Black Cockatoos of WA. 2019 Planting Calendar State Location Stems Tas Midlands 35,000 Vic Vic Volcanic Plains 35,000 SA Kangaroo Island 30,000 Eyre Peninsula 30,000 Riverina 35,000 Monaro 20,000 QLD Reef Aid 10,000 WA Wheatbelt 35,000 NSW 21