FOR Shaun Keogh, donating his time to Conservation Volunteers Australia has been a way to contribute to environmental efforts and make a difference in the community.
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The organisation hopes more people will join volunteers like Mr Keogh to bring its projects throughout central Victoria to fruition.
Daryl Hodson, team leader for the Better Earth program, said the work of volunteers was varied and included such tasks as weed control, wildlife surveys, tree planting and cleaning up rubbish, at sites in need of rehabilitation.
Mr Hodson said the hours were flexible and work was open to anyone interested, but the organisation hoped to get more young people and women involved especially.
The upper age limit is 85, a figure that was pushed back from 80 thanks to volunteer Barry Naylor.
Mr Naylor, who turns 80 next week, has been volunteering for six and a half years and has no plans to stop just yet.
“I’ve enjoyed every second of it,” he said.
Mr Naylor said he liked being outside and working with who he called a “great mob of blokes”.
He also hopes he is doing his bit to improve the environment for future generations, including his granddaughter.
Anyone interested in volunteering can visit the Conservation Volunteers Australia website for more information.