	{"id":97708,"date":"2024-07-19T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-07-18T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/bendigotimes\/?p=97708"},"modified":"2024-07-18T15:26:41","modified_gmt":"2024-07-18T05:26:41","slug":"greening-gold-leaf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/bendigotimes\/news\/greening-gold-leaf\/","title":{"rendered":"Greening Gold Leaf"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>THE Gold Leaf Wetland Reserve in Huntly is set to receive another green upgrade when the Northern Bendigo Landcare Group hosts a planting event there on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s part of the National Tree Day campaign and is among several activities happening around Bendigo to mark the Planet Ark national event.<\/p>\n<p>National Tree Day began in 1996 and has developed into Australia&#8217;s biggest community tree planting and nature care event, with more than 27 million trees planted by five million volunteers so far.<\/p>\n<p>Sunday&#8217;s activities start at 10am and will continue until 1pm, with site entry at 154 Pasley Street, Huntly.<\/p>\n<p>Landcare group president and site organiser Ken Beasley said about 50 people participated in a similar event at Ironbark Gully last Sunday, which was hosted by The Ironbark Gully Friends.<\/p>\n<p>For the Gold Leaf planting, Mr Beasley said about 1500 native grass and native shrub seedlings \u00ad\u2013 technically understory seedlings \u2013 were ready.<\/p>\n<p>The seedlings were bought using a Planet Ark Seedling Bank grant.<\/p>\n<p>Anyone is welcome to participate in the planting, with all necessary equipment provided.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_97761\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-97761\" style=\"width: 470px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-97761 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2024\/07\/18.07.2024_15.25.53_REC.png?_t=1721280383\" alt=\"\" width=\"470\" height=\"623\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2024\/07\/18.07.2024_15.25.53_REC.png 470w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2024\/07\/18.07.2024_15.25.53_REC-226x300.png 226w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 470px) 100vw, 470px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-97761\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Planting activities have attracted many who want to contribute to the reserve.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Mr Beasley said it would help if intending planters registered on the Planet Ark National Tree Day website, though registration was not a prerequisite.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If people want to turn up for an hour and plant a couple of plants, that&#8217;s fine,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;re just happy for community participation, really. 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