A MOVING ceremony was held in Nyah West on Wednesday to commemorate the Queen’s 70th Jubilee year.
Member for Mallee Anne Webster and Member for Murray Plains Peter Walsh attended the tree planting ceremony and Dr Webster told The Guardian she found the day quite touching.
“It was incredibly timely that the Jubilee funding for the trees across Australia came out the same year the Queen passed away,” she said.
“I think it adds a poignancy to the planting of these trees, which will be there for decades, and it’s a really fitting tribute to her 70 years of service to the Commonwealth and the world.”
This was part of a national program to plant trees to mark the Queen’s Jubilee that will run over three years from 2021-2024.
It aimed to create a legacy of tree planting across the country for Australians to enjoy and honour the Queen.
The program will provide up to $15.1 million of grant funding to eligible groups and organisations, including the Nyah District Action Group (NDAG), which took advantage of the grant to beautify the stretch of road along Monash Avenue next to the bowls club.
NDAG member Cheryl Rogers was delighted to have Dr Webster and Mr Walsh in attendance.
“Dr Webster regularly advisors our community groups if there are grants, and this one we saw we thought we could do through our action group, so we applied for it and were lucky to get it,” she said.
