Woodlawn Koala Corridor - Green Community Initiative
| TPR GROUP is not only committed to creating healthy, happy and productive work environments for people but is also dedicated to re-establishing bushland environments for native animals. In January 2003, after witnessing the negative impact intensive farming practices had on natural habitats, TPR GROUP decided to make a difference by establishing "Woodlawn Koala Corridor" - a safe environment for local Koala communities and wildlife in the Gunnedah region. |
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| After consultation with Land Care and the Waterways Wildlife Park on the best way forward, TPR GROUP commenced Woodlawn by fencing a corridor over 1 km long by 40 metres wide, linking Black Jack and Sugarloaf Mountain habitats, to enable local koala colonies to travel safely between habitats. |  |
| TPR GROUP commenced the next phase of the project which involved planting 1,000 trees using samples donated by the Forestry Commission and purchased tube stock. The majority of these were eucalypt specific seedlings including Tallowwood, River Red Gum, Yellow Box, Bimble Box and Grey Gum specimens. |  |
| To maintain biodiversity and further protect migrating koala colonies, Wattle, Casuarina and Kurrajong specimens were also planted. All seedlings were planted with guards, mulched and watered every month until they were well established – overcoming the tough drought conditions at the time. |  |
| Eight years on, Woodlawn is now a safe haven for migrating koala colonies and home to a host of birds, lizards, centipedes, dung beetles and ants. The once farmed land is returning to native bushland where fallen timbers rot, good bacteria grows, and an increasingly biodiverse habitat is forming. However, there is still an immense amount of work to be achieved. |  |
| When the project is complete, Woodlawn Koala Corridor will accommodate 4-5 rows of eucalypt specific trees. Our goal is to plant approximately 1,000 seedlings per year. From spring 2011, we will be propagating seeds at TPR GROUP head office nursery in Annangrove, using seed collected from Woodlawn. |
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Once the seedlings are established, it will be ‘all hands on deck’ to plant the seedlings in Woodlawn Koala Corridor. It is our intention to plant and establish a tree on behalf of every one of our clients over the next two years, and provide our clients with the exact geographic coordinates of their tree. |
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By hiring healthy office products such as indoor plants from TPR GROUP you are supporting Woodlawn Koala Corridor by enabling us to continue to re-establish and maintain this very special habitat for Australian native wildlife. A huge thank you to all our customers on behalf of all the Woodlawn residents. |
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