Partnership sees 10,000 native trees, shrubs grasses and wildflowers planted in Penrith

June 15, 2022

Environment /

Penrith City Council, in partnership with Amazon Australia and Greening Australia, has planted 10,000 native trees, shrubs grasses and wildflowers in the Local Government Area.

Council and Greening Australia hosted a planting day at Millen Street in Kingswood where 30 Amazon volunteers from its new Western Sydney fulfilment centre planted 600 native species grown by Council’s nursery. The other 9,500 plants will be planted by Greening Australia at Kurrajong Road in North St Marys later in the year.

The planting is a continuation of Council’s conservation initiatives and events that have seen residents and Council staff plant over 5,000 trees and plants as part of the Bushland planting program over the last 12 months.

Penrith Mayor Tricia Hitchen praised the planting partnership and the opportunities Council has undertaken to educate the community, including local businesses.

Mayor Hitchen noted "I’d like to thank the volunteers from Amazon Australia and Greening Australia’s staff for joining our Bushcare team for a great day last week.

“It was great to see everyone come together and share experiences and advice on how to best conserve our local environment and the benefits of planting native species has for our wildlife, such as providing them with food, protection and habitat for native.

“As part of Council’s Cooling the City Strategy, we have identified that planting trees and plants, such as the ones that we have installed at Millen Street, is a great way to not only increase habitat for our wildlife, but also cool the community with additional shade.”

Penrith Council’s Bushcare team hosts a variety of tree planting and weed removal events throughout the year as part of their Bushcare program’s conservation efforts.

Image (from left): Penrith Mayor Tricia Hitchen, Greening Australia's Nicola Masters, and Amazon Australia leader of Amazon's new fulfilment centre Sid Yadwad. Courtesy of Amazon Australia

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