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Restoring Lotus Beach: a volunteer-led project in Sydney

Help us clean and replant Lotus Beach before the October planting window closes.

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Sandeep T. Panwar
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Lotus Beach has been used as an informal dump for years. This June, 41 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 93 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 $2,450 goes: • Tools and protective gear: $590 • Native saplings and stakes: $1,650 • Signage and educational materials: $210 Thanks for reading all this. - Sandeep

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  • keep going. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. My husband and I read this together. All the best.

    • Keep going, Sandeep. Your post was clear and honest. God bless.

      • hang in there, Sandeep. More neighborhoods should do this. All the best.

        • Sending love, Sandeep. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. Don't lose heart. A few weeks ago I was in a hole too and it changed faster than I expected. God bless

          • So sorry you're going through this, Sandeep. I hope things turn around soon. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double.

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