Northcote Leader:  Former Greens leader Bob Brown recognises Alphington’s fight to save 400-year-old tree, 28 August 2014

Trent was joined by Bob Brown in Alphington on Friday 22 August to celebrate the community’s work in saving a 400-year old rare Plains River Red Gum.

Friends of Alphington Railway Reserve and Alphington Station Action Group recently saved the Reserve from becoming a car park by have the old red gum listed on the National Trust’s Significant Tree Register.

Trent with Bob Brown and Friends of Alphington Railway Reserve and Alphington Station Action Group. Picture: Carmelo Bazzano

“This latest fight to save the bushland reserve follows 21 years of community custodianship at this site.  It’s an amazing story and we’re chuffed that Bob can celebrate with us.”  Trent McCarthy