Penrith community encouraged to plant a tree on Father’s Day

August 14, 2022

Penrith City Council’s annual Trees for Dad community tree planting event returns for its 4th year on Sunday 4th September at Corio Drive Reserve in St Clair, where community members are invited to plant trees and shrubs in celebration and honour of their dad, grandfather, uncle or father-figure.

The event will be divided into 30-minute sessions, with the first session starting at 8.30am and the last session at 12pm.

The event will be following a COVIDSafe plan to ensure all participants adhere to social distancing guidelines. The plan includes capping the 30-minute sessions and following COVIDSafe measures.

Penrith Mayor Tricia Hitchen expressed excitement for the event’s return and encouraged residents to register to plant a tree to remember and celebrate their dad.

Mayor Hitchen advised “Planting a tree is such a simple gesture to honour your dad, grandfather, uncle or a father-figure in your life and can be a very positive and meaningful experience to share with family and friends on Father’s Day.

“When we held our successful Trees for Mum event on Mother’s Day this year, it was touching for the Bushcare team to hear wonderful stories from participants about why they had come to celebrate and honour their mum, and I hope that Trees for Dad continues to provide such a space to remember Dad.

“Trees for Dad is not only a great way to gift Dad something special, but it’s an opportunity to learn about our local environment and help restore our endangered bushland by planting native trees or shrubs.

“Council’s Bushcare team is looking forward to another great day planting trees and celebrating our local dads.”

Participants are encouraged to wear closed-toe shoes and a hat. Sunscreen will be available on the day.

The native trees and shrubs available for planting are proudly provided by Council’s nursery.

Registrations are essential to join the day; Council’s Bushcare team will be using the numbers to ensure they have enough trees and tags for participants to plant and write on.

14th July 2022 - Penrith Budget 2022/23 has a focus on green spaces and places for recreation

15th June 2022 - Partnership sees 10,000 native trees, shrubs grasses and wildflowers planted in Penrith

17th May 2022 - Penrith’s ‘Trees for Mum’ initiative continues to play role in Cooling the City Strategy

19th April 2022 - Penrith champions nature conservation

1st April 2022 - Penrith residents encouraged to restore habitat by creating canopies

27th March 2022 - Penrith residents encouraged to help restore bushland habitat

4th August 2022 - ACT Government introduces new laws to better protect Canberra’s trees

6th July 2022 - Blue Mountains Council plants trees to combat urban heat

4th June 2022 - City of Greater Shepparton leads the world in planting largest number of trees for One Tree Per Child initiative

25th April 2022 - Over 200,000 trees planned for western Melbourne

4th August 2021 - Horsham’s street tree program sees nearly 700 trees planted this winter

18th May 2021 - Victorian Government commits to planting half a million trees in Melbourne’s west

14th May 2021 - Christchurch Council moves to better protect native trees and plants

21st April 2021 - Penrith Council helps restore endangered bushland with ‘Trees for Mum’ community event

10th March 2021 - Penrith Council plants 340 new trees in Chameleon Reserve

26th October 2020 - 10,000 trees planted around Tamworth sporting complexes

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