Public Transport Authority – Bush regeneration Wellard

The scope of work for this project was to revegetate 1 hectare of highly degraded land into a natural reserve using local endemic species. The projects involved plant 20,000 tube stock seedling and direct seeding over this area with 4kg of native seed, there were also several bush tracks leading to the 1 ha clearing that needed to be seeded. A rabbit proof fence was installed to prevent revegetation efforts from attack.

The long awaiting break to Winter this year (2009) couldn’t have been more needing.

Eclipse Resourses Landfill Revegetation

Over the last 2 year Sustainable Outdoors has planted close to 14,000 plants on some very cleverly constructed golf course like mounds that will soon become park lands for local residents who buy land in the area. The plants chosen for the project are local endemic species found in the adjacent bushland.

The site was first prepared by covering the exposed landfill material with approximately 1m-1.5m of clean top soil, then heavily mulched with street tree and recycled mulch. The plants where then augered into position using a specially designed blade fitted to a single person operated petrol auger. The blade first spreads the mulch away, then drills and breaks the soil compaction below. Planting crews then followed.This produced a quick and effective method with quality results.