CASEY residents proved it is easy being green by taking advantage of the City of Casey’s Arbor Week 20,000 free native plant offer.

Residents collected plants at the Westfield Fountain Gate and Cranbourne Centro Shopping Centres recently.

Now in its sixth year, the council-funded plant giveaway forms part of the community-based Growing a Green Web program, which aims to revegetate open space in the City of Casey through volunteer involvement.

“Casey residents have participated strongly in the Arbor Week plant giveaway for the past six years, and it was pleasing to again see residents turn out in their droves to help improve the local area’s natural environment,” City of Casey mayor Colin Butler said.

“As concerns over climate change dominate the national agenda, the City of Casey continues to contribute to a cleaner and greener future for the benefit of residents and the local environment through programs such as the Arbor Week plant giveaway,”Cr Butler said.

In addition to the native plant giveaway, the Growing a Green Web program sees a further 20,000 native plants planted each year on public land across the municipality with the assistance of schools, friends’ groups, committees of management, service clubs and correctional services.

Cr Butler also thanked local volunteers who helped with the distribution of plants during the giveaway.



From left: Casey volunteer Christine Gaiardo, Keown O’Sullivan, Deb O’Sullivan, of Berwick, and volunteer Marianne Fraser at council’s Fountain Gate plant giveaway.