Green service rolled out- Narre Warren South MP Judith Graley with Kilberry Valley Primary School students Andrew, Lars and Kimberley. 68257

By Lia Bichel
GREEN-thumbed students from schools across the City of Casey took part in the National Tree Day program last week.
Students from Chalcot Lodge Primary School in Endeavour Hills had help from Bunnings to plant trees, while Narre Warren South MP Judith Graley pitched in to help students at Kilberry Valley Primary School.
Kilberry Valley Primary School participated in the Schools Tree Day as part of the program, which is co-ordinated by Planet Ark.
Co-founded by Olivia Newton-John in 1996, the program aims to encourage all Australians to improve the environment by planting native trees and shrubs.
Narre Warren South Judith Graley, who donated 100 Australian native trees and plants for the event, congratulated the students at Kilberry Valley on their enthusiasm on the day.
“Kilberry Valley Primary School has shown a strong commitment to protecting our local environment,” Ms Graley said
“It was a lovely sunny day, and I was impressed by the knowledge of the children on the need to keep planting trees.
“We need to continue doing all we can as a community to protect the environment in which we live by planting native trees and plants in our schools and parks.
“The challenge of climate change involves all of us doing what we can to protect our environment for future generations.”
Last year, over 312,000 volunteers planted over one million native trees, shrubs and grasses at 3,500 sites nationwide.