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Branching out: Mooroopna community joins forces to plant trees

Planting the seeds of a greener tomorrow: Little Stars Kinder’s Aarav Soni, 5, with Little Stars Shepparton Centre Manager Charmain Gregory. Photo by Rechelle Zammit

RiverConnect was founded in 2005 and is a Shepparton-Mooroopna community initiative designed to raise awareness about the environment and protect the “heart and soul of the community” — the Goulburn and Broken rivers.

According to the group, it aims to promote a “whole-of-community approach to reconnect people to the river environment whilst protecting and enhancing these spaces”.

It regularly organises a variety of programs involving schools and communities each year to raise awareness about the environment and plant native shrubs and trees to revegetate areas.

On Thursday, July 4, RiverConnect ran a community event in Mooroopna and invited the local community to a tree-planting workshop.

The News photographer Rechelle Zammit attended and took a few shots.

Nurturing nature, one tree at the time; Charlotte Tuhan, 8, from Toolamba Primary’s holiday program. Photo by Rechelle Zammit
Building a green legacy; Evelyn Creaney, 6, from Toolamba Primary’s holiday program. Photo by Rechelle Zammit
Plant a tree, grow a community; Fletcher Gregory, 9, helping Roman Odhiambo, 5, from Little Stars Kindergarten. Photo by Rechelle Zammit
From little seeds, grow mighty trees; Little Stars Kindergarten’s Ryan Maharajan, 4, with Little Stars Shepparton Centre Manager Charmain Gregory. Photo by Rechelle Zammit
Nurturing nature, fostering community; Tex Leone, 14, and Xavier Telford, 15. Photo by Rechelle Zammit
Jacob Wright, 10, with mum Elena Hyland. Photo by Rechelle Zammit
Putting down seeds for future generations; Patrick Dalziell, 4. Photo by Rechelle Zammit
Planting dreams, watching them grow; brothers Edward Nior, 13, and Alex Nior, 8. Photo by Rechelle Zammit