Gordon Reid (Robertson, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Today I rise to acknowledge the tremendous work that the volunteers from the Killcare Wagstaffe Trust and Putty Beach bush Landcare group do rehabilitating environments on the New South Wales Central Coast. The Killcare Wagstaffe Trust has been active for 30 years and the Putty Beach Bushcare group for 15 years in the region. I recently met with volunteers David Legge and Gai Davies from the Killcare Wagstaffe Trust to learn about how federal government funding has assisted their organisation. David and Gai were able to show me the outstanding rehabilitation works that have taken place at Killcare Beach, which included weed removal, the planting of native species and other maintenance work. This work has also occurred along Putty Beach to the north, and in other areas within the Bouddi National Park.

The Central Coast has a unique coastal environment, and it is imperative that all levels of government support groups that are working to preserve and strengthen our natural ecosystems. I would like to thank the following volunteers for their continued work supporting the environment: David Legge, Gai Davies, Piers Jones, Phil Matchet and Jon Charles. I note that $10,000 was provided to the Killcare Wagstaffe Trust through the Australian government's Planting Trees for The Queen's Jubilee program, which helped support this recent rehabilitation.