Looking after the aged at Albury-Wodonga

9 AUGUST 2016

Charles Sturt University (CSU) in Albury-Wodonga is looking after the aged – particularly its trees.To help maintain the health of existing large trees on the campus, CSU students and staff will be planting around 400 native grasses and shrubs underneath them.CSU in Albury-Wodonga Campus Supervisor, Mr Richard Overall said "By re-establishing Indigenous under storey grasses and shrubs, birds and insects that are drawn to these plants will also help control diseases in the older trees." The annual Tree Planting Day at CSU in Albury Wodonga commences at 10am on Wednesday 10 August and runs until 12.30pm.

Media Note:
CSU students and staff planters will meet between building 670 (the CSU Dental and Oral Health Clinic) and Thurgoona Drive to commence the planting event at 10am. For interviews and pictures, meet Mr Richard Overall and leading CSU ecologist Associate Professor David Watson at the planting site.

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