Our Story
Resilience in Action
A brief history
On June 9th 2021, a big storm hit the Dandenong Ranges in Victoria especially hard. Some 25,000 trees fell in the region, causing power outages, limited connectivity and road blockages, with many people losing their homes, including members of the Rescue Logs committee.
Rescue Logs was formed to salvage and reuse the trees that Mother Nature felled, creating projects that help in the healing process and build resilience.
Three years on the projects remain relevant with more storms and trees continuing to fall. As we build our community Rescue Logs aims to be part of the education, and support that is available.
If you require assistance with a fallen tree please reach out to us anytime.
What have we achieved?
Through damage clean up, roughly 55 properties have saved their trees from the chipper by having them milled on site. Big thanks to local millers and volunteers for their support with this project.
We meet monthly at local hubs or online to discuss projects
We've published our first book - The Story of THE BIG STORM which was written as a way for parents to talk to their children about the storm
We continue to encourage repurposing of fallen logs into creations for healing.
We support Mt Dandenong Primary School and kinder to raise funds each year through donations and so far have donated almost $3,500
We produced Friendship Seats from salvaged logs to raise funds for projects
We work with other community groups and Council Projects like Healing In our Gardens, Habitat for Humanity, Emerald Rotary, Bendigo Bank Monbulk, Kalorama Collective and Friends of Kalorama Park.
The Laughing Kookaburra was auctioned on 1st May at The Chestnut Festival raising much needed funding for the kinder.
The Magic Under The Chestnut Tree was commissioned in 2023 to raise funds for the Mt D Kinder. Tickets are currently available via julia@rescuelogs.org $20 each. Only 100 tickets will be sold.
Credit to Artist - Sioux Dollman
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