By Shelby Brooks
Cannibal Creek Catchment Landcare has belatedly celebrated its 25th anniversary.
Current and past members attended the event at Gumbuya World on Sunday 10 April, along with representatives from neighbouring landcare groups, Cardinia Shire Council and Parks Victoria.
The landcare group was formed from the Tynong North Community Affairs Association, which consisted of locals opposed to granite quarrying in the area.
Since the early beginnings in 1994 group has managed to organise at least five to six plantings working bees each year.
The group estimates they have met to work on projects together over 125 occasions, planting 500 to 800 plants.
Secretary Pam Cunningham said the celebration had been delayed two years due to Covid-19.
“It was a belated celebration. We’ll be going into our 27th year now,“ she said.
“It was enjoyable to see people we haven’t seen for a long time because of Covid-19 or have been members and come back for the day.
“We are more of a family of friends that help each other out and we enjoy working together. It’s a great bunch of people and I consider them more friends than workers.“
To commemorate the occasion, a booklet was published which detailed several member’s personal experiences with the group.
Currently, the landcare group is working on a project with Pakenham Secondary College environmental students at Mawley Wood in Tynong North.
Cannibal Creek Catchment Landcare is always looking for more volunteers.
It will be hosting a community planting day on Sunday 1 May in Tonimbuk on a piece of land burnt by the 2019 fires.
Email cannibalcreeklandcare@gmail.com for more information.
