Grow A Forest To Mark Special Events And Milestones

Significant milestones in life are worth celebrating. From weddings and birthdays, to honouring loved ones, Greenfleet has helped our supporters do this by restoring Milestone Forests on their behalf.

Planting a Milestone Forest ensures that your legacy will grow for a lifetime while supporting native ecosystems, restoring biodiversity, and growing essential wildlife habitat. Protected for 100 years, these forests will thrive for generations to come.

Where Your Forest Will Be Planted

Your Milestone Forest will be planted at a site called  Ledcourt  in Central Victoria. 

Located on the lands of the Jardwadjali & Djabwurung people, Ledcourt adjoins the Grampians National Park and Mount William Creek, which is home to platypus, kangaroos, wallabies, echidnas, emus and many other native wildlife species. 

Koala populations can occur in the Grampians, however, there have been none near Ledcourt for many years due to land clearing, causing the reduction in their habitat and food trees. Greenfleet's restoration of the cleared areas with native species preferred by these iconic animals and strengthen the existing ecosystems. 

Greenfleet's expert Revegetation Team constantly monitors the forest's growth and the return of wildlife to the area. 

Restoring Country At Ngulambarra

In previous years, Greenfleet restored Milestone Forests at Ngulambarra on Dja Dja Wurrung Country in Central Victoria. An important part of the Wychitella Biolink, this forest is home to native wildlife species, such as the endangered malleefowl.

Site visits in 2024 showed that the forests growing at Ngulambarra are establishing well. Although the planting of this project has concluded, the forest is protected for 100 years, with ongoing monitoring to ensure its continued successful growth.

Why We Plant Milestone Forests

Greenfleet supporters have established Milestone Forests for a variety of heartfelt reasons:

  • wedding gift registries
  • significant birthday gifts
  • in memory of a loved one
  • celebrating new life. 

When you invest in a Milestone Forest, you can choose how much land you would like to restore. From $2,000, you will revegetate 0.1 hectares of land which is the size of 5 tennis courts. You will receive a certificate to recognise your contribution and we will keep you updated on the progress of the native forest as it grows.

Baby Clancy's Forest

In 2022, parents Belinda and Emily celebrated the birth of their son by establishing a Milestone Forest in his name. Belinda said, “It is a wonderful way for our child to remember that these trees are growing alongside them.” They were kind enough to share this photo of baby Clancy, a nature lover already.

As Clancy celebrates his birthday in the following years, he will receive communications from Greenfleet commemorating the anniversary of the native forest that is growing as he does.

Tom Roper's Memorial Forest

The Hon. Tom Roper, former Treasurer of Victoria, was a long-standing Director of Greenfleet.

Upon Tom's passing, we planted a Milestone Forest at Ngulambarra on behalf of his wife Anita, and their family.

They visited the site in November 2024 to remember Tom and see where his forest will grow for the next century.

Jeff Robinson's Sustainable Forest

When passionate sustainability advocate Jeff Robinson passed away, his family was keen to ensure his legacy lived on. Jeff’s community banded together, raising funds to plant a native biodiverse forest in his honour.

In August 2024, his family, friends, and colleagues came to celebrate Jeff by planting trees at Ledcourt, forming part of Jeff Robinson's Sustainable Forest.