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Peter’s rail trail revegetation project

In partnership with many

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Lowood Railway Station

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LOWOOD Railway yards

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Main Street Lowood

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from small beginnings

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a fairly barren corridor

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and a fire hazard

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site preparations

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making a difference

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drainage problems

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do get resolved

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gardens replace long grass

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planting partnerships formed

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1st major partnership

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to creating this green corridor

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featuring lots of Australian natives

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especially eromophilias

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lots of eromophilias

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more eromophilias

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early days of plantings

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with lots of grevillias

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beautiful grevillias

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to keep the bees happy

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other spectacular flowering plants

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more flowering natives

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from a busy nursery

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flowering eromophillias

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more eromophillias

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rail corridor grows greener

The goal was to plant a green buffer

along the rail trail in Lowood

the buffer is now 3.7klms long

new partnerships have formed

community pride has grown

new opportunities abound

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by extending the plantings

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with lots of flowering beauties

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and some help from students

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advice from specialists

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and enthusiastic gardeners

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help from native food specialists

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interest grows with walk and talk visits

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the eromophillias love it

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so do the birds

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eromophillias enjoy the attention

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So do other Rail Trail plantings

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Anonymous donation

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  • The unexpected donation of $40,000 towards more plantings of dry vine scrub species
  • extended reveg work another 2.7klms
  • Created more work
  • Formed great new partnerships

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Stage 1 buffer

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Stages 1 & 2

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planting day with partners

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highlighted need for equipment

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machinery saves shovelling

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Rail trail plantings 12months later

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Blaze Air help during covid 19

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Stage 3 plantings

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Stages 4 and 5 yet to start

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Stage 6

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Koala corridor

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Clearing work

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works in progress

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Native bees new home

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clearing and plantings

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shade shelter built

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a tribute to eromophillias

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plants to enjoy

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