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Clean streets and rivers for Wollongong: restoring the Unity riverbank

Help us clean and replant the Unity riverbank before the June planting window closes.

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Vivian Curtis
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Wollongong
The Unity riverbank has been used as an informal dump for years. This April, 74 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 128 bags in a single morning. Now we want to restore it for good. We have a plan agreed with the local forestry office, including native species selected by a local botanist. The area floods more each year, and fish have returned for the first time in a decade after our first cleanup. Restoring it will protect homes and bring back shade. All the labor is volunteered. We just need materials. Funds buy saplings, gloves, bags, hire of a skip, and signage. Where the $2,150 goes: • Native saplings and stakes: $930 • Tools and protective gear: $570 • Waste removal and skip hire: $470 • Signage and educational materials: $180 Thank you so much.

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  • hang in there, Vivian. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. Take care

    • Thanks for sharing this, Vivian. Looking forward to the next update. Blessings.

      • So sorry you're going through this. Your post was clear and honest. It's not much but it's yours. Take care

        • you're not alone. Hope this works out for you. Thinking of Wollongong.

          • it takes guts to ask. Well done. I'm in farming myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you. Thinking of Wollongong.

            • thanks for sharing this, Vivian. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. Don't be hard on yourself for asking.

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