Planting in the Cemetery

Planting of trees started again today, this time in the cemetery.

Two Crimson Century trees have been planted as can be seen

So it begins.

The trees, other plants and tree guards etc., for the cemetery is partly funded with a grant supplied by Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal [FRRR] More trees will be planted as the weeks progress. It's not a good time to plant trees, as the weather warms and the soil dries out and hardens, but we have to do this when we are able, and when money, in this case the grant is available.

This project is to replace trees that have been lost, removed or need to be in situ so people can sit in shade as they visit and enjoy the gentle and enriching ambience of the cemetery and recreation reserve. Though in the case of the Cassilis recreation reserve it has been funded by the Cassilis Recreation Reserve Committee of Management and the people who have sponsored a tree.

The deciduous nature of the cemetery trees will deliver shade in the summer, present colour in autumn and then during the winter months will allow the sun to penetrate and brighten the area when the trees have lost their leaves. There is the added benefit of these growing trees to sequester carbon from the air around them.

Proposed shelter site.....

This is the site of the proposed shelter site on the recreation reserve, and it's ready to roll. It requires approval from the planning department of the East Gippsland Shire and then, like everything else, when we get that we can get onto the next step.

Nice job done by Brian Keating

We had to send out letters to people with the project number detailing what was intended on the site so they could object if they desired to do so. We had to give them 14 days notice, but gave then 21 days to place any objections with the East Gippsland Shire. We don't want anyone coming in later and saying that we are causing “material detriment” to their way of life or any other thing that is proposed for the area. We've heard nothing one way or the other, and now we are again at the waiting stage. Time is slipping away.

We won't have this up before Christmas, but hope that it might still go up before Easter. We would have at least liked to have all the paperwork approved before Christmas, but it would seem that's not going to happen either.