Following the relocation of Glenvale Tennis Club to our brand new Monash Tennis Centre in the Glen Waverley Sports Hub in 2024, our bushland team set about recreating a forest at the site using a process known as 'rewilding'.
The new area of bushland will provide crucial habitat for local wildlife and, most importantly, replanting at the site will support the critically endangered Yarra Gum or Eucalyptus yarraensis.
The Yarra Gum, thrives in valleys and open woodlands, making the Dandenong Creek corridor a perfect location for its preservation. Much of the species' natural habitat in other locations near Melbourne has been lost to urbanisation and land clearing for agriculture.
The rewilded bushland area will expand the Dandenong Creek corridor and habitat area, strengthening local ecosystems and supporting local native wildlife. Planting will also help to create a green, cool oasis thanks to the shading of canopy trees and bushes via transpiration (leaves releasing water), which decreases air temperature. Plants and leaf litter (mulch) will help to keep the soil cool and retain moisture.
Our team will be working for several years to revegetate the former tennis club site and ensure its ongoing survival.
