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Not all superheroes wear capes!When they say that not all superheroes wear capes, I back up that a million times. Luca is my favourite superhero of them all, and maybe the youngest. And instead of capes he has worn gardening gloves and carried a…
Seeds
TreeProject Orders for 2024/2025 are open!Thank you for your ongoing support of the environment, TreeProject and getting urban and rural communities working together to put trees back on the land! We have hundreds of volunteer growers ready to grow seedlings again so get your order…
Adrian Cloonan
There’s always a way!The sprawling west of Victoria is spotted with over 400 dormant volcanoes. Some volcanos are sparse and rocky, and some have become a geographical wonder like Tower Hill with a water filled caldera and an abundance of wildlife. In the…
Eucalyptus Oil
Exploring the many faces of Eucalyptus oilOne of the most common genus of trees we grow are the Eucalypts.  This year TreeProject volunteer growers have sown 33 different Eucalyptus Species, totalling around 34,656 plants, including over 4,600 Messmates (Euc obliqua), over 3,500 Swamp Gums (Euc ovata) and…
I Love A Sunburnt Country, A Land Of Sweeping Plains, Of Ragged Mountain Ranges, Of Drought And Flooding Rains.
Who is El Niño?I never heard of El Niño when I was a kid. Melbourne was just hot, dry summers and cold wet winters.  Summer meant school holidays and temperatures that increased over several days until they reached late 30 or early 40s.…
Koala And Joey
Save the Koala Do you remember 2019? It’s hard to believe the Bushfires that destroyed much of the Victorian countryside and east coast of Australia only happened less than 4 years ago, in the ‘Pre-Covid’ era. During that time, thousands of acres of…
Treeproject Planting Day Yarra Glen 21 June 2023
If I Had A HammerMy work involves getting on a lot of planes and writing about what I see at the other end, but it still took a while to make a habit of ticking the carbon offset box on the airline booking page.…
Grow Seedlings.
Why become a TreeProject volunteer grower?Arguably one of the most valuable ways folks can get involved and support the work of TreeProject is by becoming a grower. This entails signing up to cultivate the indigenous seedlings needed for planting. While commitment and responsibility are involved,…
National Tree Day
National Tree DayWe Australians love our iconic forests and trees. Last year’s ABC program, “Australia’s favourite tree”, highlighted the stories of just some of the magnificent array of trees that call Australia home. Unfortunately, however, our environment and trees are in decline.
Asger And Sue Sturup
From Chance to Legacy“There’s a great wonderment in growing a tree. From a seed you can hardly see and the first steps you take to sowing it in the soil. Then this sprout comes out and you know that it’s going to be…