We are very proud of our plantings along the banks of our stormwater corridors around Tasman.
They’ve come a long way over the past few years and are now an asset that helps water quality by providing shading and habitat for native fish and insects.
However, we are facing a growing problem with people dumping grass clippings, weeds and garden waste into those planted areas in their neighbourhood stormwater corridors.
Not only is it unsightly and smelly, but heat from decomposing dumped grass clippings kills the vegetation that we have been carefully nurturing.
Garden waste being dumped also includes other weeds and unwanted pest plants that can colonise the banks of the stormwater paths and choke out desirable plants and shrubs.
We’ve also noticed grass clippings being dumped around trees and shrubs in some other parks and reserves around Tasman which also damages them.
There is a relatively simple solution and that’s composting garden waste.
We have a tonne of information on our website. Check out this page(external link) to find out more about simple composting methods and even a subsidy to help you buy a compost bin.
Please help us protect our urban waterways and look after our environment.