Impacts & Benefits

• Revegetated approximately 975m² of native bushland, including creation of a 140m² Miyawaki Forest.
• Planted more than 1,700 native seedlings, increasing habitat density and supporting local biodiversity.
• Created food and habitat for native wildlife, including red-tailed black cockatoos, rainbow bee-eaters, fantails, fairy-wrens and spinebills.
• Secured $14,845 in federal grant funding, enabling revegetation works and material procurement.
• Created an educational site, helping students and visitors learn about revegetation, native plants, the Miyawaki method and bushland care.

Leadership & Engagement

• Initiated and managed the revegetation project to completion, coordinating planning, procurement, safety and delivery.
• Led during a major transition for the Murdoch Community Garden, while the garden was relocating after nearly 20 years.
• Collaborated with university experts and departments, including sustainability staff and academic advisers with Miyawaki and revegetation expertise.
• Engaged students, volunteers and community members, opening planting and education events beyond existing garden members.
• Promotes sustainability through regular garden activities, including gardening, composting, recycling, DIY skills, food growing and community meals.

Wider Societal Impact

• Demonstrates the power of student-led restoration, showing that students can deliver tangible biodiversity outcomes on campus.
• Provides a model for small-scale urban revegetation, particularly through the Miyawaki method and locally native planting.
• Builds environmental stewardship, giving students and volunteers hands-on experience in planting, maintenance and ecological care.
• Supports long-term campus biodiversity, creating habitat that will continue to grow and improve over time.
• Encourages replication of community-led revegetation, inspiring other students and groups to take practical action for local ecosystems.