Despite losing a significant amount of stock during the hottest week of the year, Echuca Moama/Shepparton Plant Farm donated trees to CFA volunteers, launching a ‘pay it forward’ initiative that allowed customers to contribute $25 for volunteers to take home plants.
Owner Craig said the business had raised $3,500 by Tuesday, January 13. “That’s 350 trees or plants that can go back to the environment,”
he said. “This is a donation to our local CFA brigades, recognising their incredible work keeping our communities safe. It will also help to regenerate the environment and help animals and birds also impacted.” The generosity of locals paying it forward totalled $10,000 by the weekend where CFA members collected their plants, spreading much joy and helping to rebuild essential vegetation lost to the fires.
