Round four of Green Army projects ready to roll out

Protecting our national and world heritage icons and key threatened species is the major focus of hundreds of new Green Army projects to be rolled out across Australia in coming months, including projects in Bradfield.

“Across the country there are 397 new Green Army projects under round four of the programme,” Federal Member for Bradfield Paul Fletcher said.

“This brings the total number of approved Green Army projects to 1145 since the programme began in 2014.”

"Over the coming months, our community here in Bradfield will see Green Army participants hard at work in our local area, lending a helping hand to our environment.”

Projects approved under round four of the Green Army programme in Bradfield include :

• Bush regeneration in the Ku-ring-gai Local Government Area to conserve critically endangered ecological communities; and
• Protecting natural and cultural heritage in the Kuring-Gai Chase National Park

Round Four of the Green Army has a focus on threatened species recovery.

“The Green Army targeting the Ku-ring-gai Local Government area will focus on improving endangered ecological communities in our urban bushland areas,” Mr Fletcher said.

“These areas are an important habitat for many threatened species, including the Grey-Headed Flying Fox, Southern Brown Bandicoot, and the Dural Snail – found only in this region.

“The team will also reduce the competitive impact of invasive weed species, particularly madeira vine, balloon vine and asparagus fern.”

The Green Army programme not only benefits the environment, but also provides participants with skills and experience they can use elsewhere the workforce.

I look forward to seeing the benefits to our local environment which will flow from the Green Army projects here in Bradfield,” Mr Fletcher said.

A full list of approved Round Four projects is available at: www.australia.gov.au/greenarmy