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Mark Williams
Mark WilliamsMark has been managing the Tribute Trees Project since 2006 and also works on our Bushland Management Services team in the Port Phillip Region.
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Stu CooperStu is a Parks Victoria Ranger at the Upper Yarra Reservoir Park. He is overwhelmed by the success of this program and has many touching memories of the memorial plantings.

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Tribute Trees 

Tribute Trees is a Melbourne-based program where trees are planted by bereaved family members to create a memorial forest for their loved ones. 

The program is managed by Greening Australia in partnership with Tobin Brothers, Parks Victoria and Melbourne Water.  Greening Australia prepares the site for revegetation and provides the plants and other materials.  Indigenous trees, shrubs and grasses are planted to maximise the biodiversity benefits of the program.  The Tribute Trees site is part of the Yarra Ranges National Park and the tree planting program makes an important contribution to restoration works and rehabilitation of the greater Upper Yarra Catchment. Tribute Tree planting days have been extremely well attended and the program is set to continue for many years.


Project Achievements

  • 18 Tribute Trees planting days have been held at the Upper Yarra Reservoir Park.
  • 12 000 people have attended the planting days and in a combined effort, have established 35 000 indigenous trees, shrubs and grasses.
  • The total revegetated area of 2.57 hectares is making an important contribution to the rehabilitation of the greater Upper Yarra Catchment.  

 

 

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Tribute Trees Update

The annual Tobins Brothers Tribute Trees Commemorative planting day was held during October at the Upper Yarra
Reservoir.

A sunny spring day greeted the near capacity crowd of approx 600 people who were all pretty keen to plant their tribute trees. With 5000 seedlings purchased for the day and only about 1500 of them planted, GAV staff camped at Upper Yarra on the Sunday and got stuck into a serious day of planting on the Monday. Jim Szonyi brought up his new Yarra Jobs Fund trainees to lend a hand and they were able to work alongside a bunch of seasoned professionals like us. It was a great effort and thanks to all involved.