One of the biggest contingents of school students to take part in a Heytesbury Landcare project have helped an Elingamite family recover from the St Patrick’s Day fires.
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More than 100 Cobden Primary pupils from Prep to Year 4 planted 700 tree seedlings on Friday to establish two shelter belts for livestock on the farm that was completely burnt out in the March 17 fires.
The families of many students who attend the school were hit hard by the fires including the family of Adam Rowe and Tara-Lee Salau who lost their home and had their property ravaged in the blaze.
One of the Rowe children attends Cobden Primary and the school’s principal Peter Lee said it decided to help with the farm’s regeneration by working with the Heytesbury District Landcare Network to plant the shelter belts, Mr Lee said.
He said Landcare had provided the seedlings and BlazeAid volunteers erected the fencing for the shelter belts.
Mr Lee said pupils had enjoyed working with the family to plant the seedlings and looked forward to watching them grow.
“They were drilling holes with an auger, some were putting plants in, some were putting the tree guards in, some were helping with the fencing.
“It was full-on,” Mr Lee said.
He said the pupils had also been supporting the fires recovery for some months by wrapping the morning teas delivered to BlazeAid volunteers who were renewing burnt fencing.