1. Community planting will be held at the bottom of Jetty Road in Sandringham (Melway 76 F8) on Sunday 27 July 2008 between 10am and 12noon. Council’s contractor CityWide will be on hand to provide advice on trees and assist in the planting.

2.Friends of Native Wildlife are planting on Saturday 19 July 2008, between 10am and 12noon at the Sandringham Golf Driving Range. The meeting spot is the corner of George Street and Wangara Road in Sandringham (Melway 77 C11).

Bayside Environmental Advisory Group Chairperson and Councillor Michael Norris said National Tree Day was a fantastic opportunity for the whole community to make a positive contribution to the environment.

“We are aiming to get about 1600 plants in the ground. We need people to round up their friends and family and help dig in,” Cr Norris said.

National Schools Day is being held on Friday 25 July at the Ricketts Point Hinterland, Beaumaris (opposite the tea house). More than 300 Bayside school children will help re-vegetate the area with about 1500 indigenous plants.

For more information about Bayside’s National Tree Day activities, please contact Citywide on 9583 6700.