Torquay College P-6 students helped GORCC and the Marine and Freshwater Discovery Centre (MFDC) to conduct important rehabilitation works at Fisherman’s Beach as part of MFDC Week.
The annual coastal re-vegetation program has been run by the Marine and Freshwater Discovery Centre since 1986 and aims to revegetate coastal areas with indigenous plants and educate local students.
Check out these great photos of the day by Torquay College’s David Pace.
The Indigenous plants at the start of the day, just waiting to be planted.
Torquay College student digging a hole for the native plants.
GORCC Education Activities Leader Pete Crowcroft explains the days activities to the students.
GORCC Conservation Worker Rachael Beecham explains how to plant the Indigenous species.
Plant tubes in place ready for the students.
GORCC Education Activities Leader Pete Crowcroft shows an onlooking student the proper technique for removing plants from a tube.
Students exploring the coastal habitat
GORCC Conservation Worker Rachael Beecham
Students in action revegetating the beach area.
Torquay College students help to revegetate Fissherman’s Beach with Indigenous plants.
Students in action revegetatinig the beach area.
A student admiring his hard work.
A student shows the type of indigenous plants that are being planted.
Two Torquay College students put stakes in the ground to help support the new Indigenous plants.
Have you been out planting new plants in your garden? Let us know in the comments below.
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