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Today is Clean Up Australia Day – an occasion to nurture the beautiful environment in which we are fortunate enough to live.
The Ironbark Gully Friends rose early on a Sunday morning to contribute a helping hand.
From 8.30am until 9.45am, they were tending to trees planted about 12 months ago near Victoria Street.
Garden Gully site coordinator Iain Aitken said volunteers were removing the stakes and tree guards to allow them to further flourish.
Volunteers were also welcome to assist at a second tree planting site, near Kalianna School Bendigo, from 10am until noon.
The community group is hopeful the two sites will, in future, be connected.
The Ironbark Gully Friends was formed about four years ago by residents eager to improve accessibility to existing bike paths, sports facilities and reserves.
The group proposes to create an access corridor that runs through all sections of the gully, encompassing about three kilometres from Eaglehawk Road to Nolan Street.
Mr Aitken said The Ironbark Gully Friends was also hoping to create a community garden.
A feasibility study for the group’s plans was underway, he said.
Support to revive and connect Ironbark Gully was sought from the City of Greater Bendigo, the Helen Macpherson Smith Trust, and the state government.