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Clean water and shade for Melbourne: restoring the Union canal
Help us clean and replant the Union canal before the February planting window closes.
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The Union canal has been used as an informal dump for years. This November, 57 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 58 bags in a single morning. Now we want to restore it for good.
We have a plan agreed with the municipal water board, 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.
We'll post planting day photos and a count of every sapling planted.
Where the $1,650 goes:
• Native saplings and stakes: $650
• Tools and protective gear: $530
• Waste removal and skip hire: $300
• Signage and educational materials: $170
I never thought I'd be the one asking, and I'm grateful for every bit of support.
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- Darshan K. Apte 🇮🇳 · $500
- Eduardo F. Ramos 🇺🇸 · $200
- Douglas J. Ramos 🇺🇸 · $200
“Best of luck. Hope the February deadline works out. - Boston”
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“Keep your head up. Only $58 but hope it helps. - Juiz de Fora”
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“Hope this helps. Only $25 but hope it helps. - Ribeirão Preto”
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“Hope this helps. Thought of Gregory all day after reading this. - Pune”
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Praying for you, Gregory. Hope this works out for you. We're a small family in Malmö but we're thinking of you.
Rooting for you, Gregory. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. God bless.
Sending love. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Thinking of Melbourne.
Thanks for sharing this, Gregory. Hope you get there.
sending strength. Hope you get there. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. God bless.
Wishing you peace, Gregory. Hope you get there. My neighbor in Caloocan donated after I showed her your page. All the best.
good luck, Gregory. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in.
Sending strength, Gregory. Hope this works out for you. Please keep us posted. God bless
Take care, Gregory. Gave what I could, wish it was more.
Praying for you, Gregory. Hope this works out for you. After 21 years in hospitality I know how hard it's to ask for anything. God bless.
Hope it all works out. Hope you get there. I hope February is when things finally get easier.
Hope this works out for you. Thinking of Melbourne.
Wishing you peace, Gregory. More neighborhoods should do this. Don't give up. God bless
so sorry you're going through this. Shared it with a few friends. Don't give up. All the best.
Keep going, Gregory. Looking forward to the next update. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. Take care.
So sorry you're going through this. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. I hope February is when things finally get easier. Greetings from Gold Coast.
Hope you get there. Greetings from Porto Alegre.
Sending love, Gregory. This could happen to any of us. Wish I lived closer to Quetta so I could bring a meal. Blessings.
Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. Sent it to 12 people at work. Thinking of Melbourne.
hang in there. Looking forward to the next update. After 26 years in logistics I know how hard it is to ask for anything.
Hang in there. Looking forward to the next update. Don't give up. Blessings.
Thinking of you, Gregory. Shared this with my family. Wish I lived closer to Nsukka so I could bring a meal.
Thinking of you and your family, Gregory. Looking forward to the next update. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend.
Looking forward to the next update. I have a 12 year old who wants to send good wishes too. Greetings from San Jose.
Rooting for you, Gregory. Hope this works out for you. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. Blessings.
Hope it all works out, Gregory. Shared this with my family. I went through something like this 4 years ago and strangers helped me out. Blessings!
Hang in there, Gregory. Hope this works out for you. God bless
Sending good thoughts, Gregory. Great idea, hope you get there. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too
Wishing you peace, Gregory. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. All the best.
You're not alone, Gregory. Shared this with my family!
Sending good thoughts. I hope things turn around soon. I have a 9 year old who wants to send good wishes too. Take care.
Good luck, Gregory. I hope things turn around soon. We're a small family in Istanbul but we're thinking of you!