This afternoon I visited Ainslie Primary School to inspected work being done to protect heritage listed trees at the school which are at risk from the drought.
The $220,000 maintenance work, funded by the ACT Government will include the construction of sleeper retaining walls around the trees to retain mulch and moisture, bed coring and drilling under-tree drip lines, fertilising, and a complete computerised dripper system including an independent water meter.
Many of the trees on the Ainslie School site have significant heritage value. The trees were planted between the 1920s and 1950s and are positioned in a symmetrical art deco pattern, similar to the trees planted in the Parliamentary Triangle. The school also has the largest stand of Sequoia (Californian Redwood) in the ACT.
The maintenance work is part of the ACT Labor Government’s $496 million investment to upgrade every ACT public school, and build new schools where they are needed most.
This is an important investment in the heritage of Ainslie School, and an important part of teaching young Canberrans how to value and protect our heritage.
Authorised by A.Barr, Australian Labor Party (ACT Branch), 21 Torrens Street, Braddon, 2612. Site by Kudasai
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