Post by Administrator on Mar 19, 2014 18:51:58 GMT
To recognise the wartime service and sacrifice of Merchant Navy personnel in two world wars, the community has planted a 1.5 kilometre “Avenue of Honour” along the entire length of King Street, Manly Vale, Sydney to the approaches of Manly Warringah War Memorial Park.
The avenue of local trees and shrubs along King Street was completed in 2011 to commemorate the wartime serice and sacrifice of members of the Merchant Navy during World War 1 and World War 2.
Funding was provided by the NSW Government and the planting organised by the Save Manly Dam Catchment Committee "Return of the Mermaids" Restoration Project.
The "Return of the Mermaids" seeks to restore the Mermaid Pool on Manly Creek and rehabilitate its bushland surrounds from the effects of rubbish dumping, invasive weeds and pollution.
The volunteer project team also works to inform the community about the beauty and wonder of our disappearing natural heritage and the need to protect what`s left. The seedlings planted are all indigenous to the area and provide food for habitat for native wildlife.
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The avenue of local trees and shrubs along King Street was completed in 2011 to commemorate the wartime serice and sacrifice of members of the Merchant Navy during World War 1 and World War 2.
Funding was provided by the NSW Government and the planting organised by the Save Manly Dam Catchment Committee "Return of the Mermaids" Restoration Project.
The "Return of the Mermaids" seeks to restore the Mermaid Pool on Manly Creek and rehabilitate its bushland surrounds from the effects of rubbish dumping, invasive weeds and pollution.
The volunteer project team also works to inform the community about the beauty and wonder of our disappearing natural heritage and the need to protect what`s left. The seedlings planted are all indigenous to the area and provide food for habitat for native wildlife.
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