Wests Tigers players, past and present, and have done their bit for the environment as part of the Wild Koala community planting day in Campbelltown.
Wests Tigers NRLW player Botille Vette-Welsh and past legends Pat Richards and John Skandalis joined the Ruse Public School students to plant more than 300 native trees, shrubs and ground plant of River-Flat Eucalyptus Forest, which is an important food source for koalas.
The school planting session followed a community planting day held on Sunday where hundreds of residents and Bushcare volunteers helped to plant hundreds of trees at the reserve.
It was great to see Wests Tigers working with our local students to plant important koala food trees while learning about the importance of the local ecosystem.
Campbelltown Mayor George Greiss
“Our local sports stars are looked up to by kids in our community so it’s fantastic to see them engaging with environmental educational programs like this,” Cr Greiss said.
Wests Tigers Community Manager Keehan Diamond says the club was excited by the initiative.
Our community goes way beyond the football field and to collaborate with local schools on this initiative is a treat.
Keehan Diamond
“Enriching our community is what we are about at Wests Tigers and extending this to other areas of the community is something we want to continue to strive towards.”
The Wild Koala community planting day was supported by the ‘Creating Canopies in Greater Sydney’ initiative – a partnership between Greater Sydney Landcare, Landcare NSW and DPIE to plant 100,000 across Greater Sydney from 2020-2022.
