The need for re-planting of trees

The pioneers took up the land we work
And they farmed it as they knew how
By clearing the trees from dawn till dusk
To make arable land to plough
They worked with bullocks or horses in teams
As they felled the scrub in those days
And they built brush fences and stock yards
With...

I trundled out my back door
Early on a summer’s day
A man on a deadly mission
A man in search of his prey.

I headed for the garden shed
And gave the roll-a-door a shove
I grabbed my BFL milk crate
And yanked on two dye-marked gloves.

Beads of sweat...

By Steve Puccetti

Attending a ‘Bush for Life’ Workshop
While on leave from my teaching career
Determined to learn about bush care
My calling as a ‘greenie’ was near.

I found out it wasn’t about tree planting
Or roaming the hills to collect seeds
It concerned...