Gladys Liu (Chisholm, Liberal Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Recently, I had the pleasure of visiting Greenlink in Box Hill. Greenlink is a vibrant local organisation in Chisholm devoted to growing and preserving native Australian plants. Working with local council and the Chisolm community, Greenlink re-established native plants in our local environments. Protecting our heritage is important and that includes the heritage of our native Australian plants. Like so many other organisations in Victoria, Greenlink had their operation heavily disrupted by COVID. But they survived, and, like the plants they nurture, they will grow and thrive. Part of that is to do with their Aussie ingenuity. It was quite an education for me to see how Greenlink uses technology to collect seeds, map growth and protect Indigenous flora. But there was something else I was even more inspired by, and that was the spirit of local volunteerism. Organisations like Greenlink stand or fall by the work of their volunteers. I encourage everyone in the Chisolm electorate to volunteer and get involved in groups like Greenlink so we can bounce back from COVID.