Moyston Landcare Group's Fiona Lucas and Madelene Townsend are brightening up locals Friday's with flower bouquets amid the coronavirus lockdown.
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"With lockdown I have been home a lot, so I thought I would start giving some flowers away through the 'share your spare' table at the local post office," she said.
"I have been using Grampians Heath Myrtle, Silver-leafed Gum and wattle from my property.
"I did it for one week and then went back at the end of the day to pick up the leftovers, but it was all gone.
"I started with one bucketful and now I do two bucketfuls and they still all go."
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Mrs Lucas moved to Moyston in 2018 and said the Moyston Landcare Group has been very supportive.
"The flower arrangements were something I could do to give back to the group and general community," she said.
"I am growing rocket that I got from the share table, which I have sent to my sister who is in lockdown from Melbourne."
"The arms and legs are quite strong from that share table."
Moyston Landcare Group president Madelene Townsend said the 'share your spare' table has been very popular at the Moyston Post Office.
"Fiona makes up beautiful bunches of flowers and puts them in the box for people to come along and pick them up," she said.
"The community loves it ... there are packets of vegetable seeds, seedlings, fruit and all sorts of nice things."
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Moyston Landcare Group recently published a book about the Moyston Flora Reserve called 'Flora Survey - The Nook, Moyston'.
"Down on Moyston West Road there is a little area called the Nook. We took Moyston Primary School students there for a nature walk," Mrs Townsend said.
"After that, we organised for a book to be compiled with photos of the fauna and flora. It has all been put together and is available at the Moyston General Store."
Mrs Townsend said before the coronavirus restrictions they were fixing a mine walk with Moyston Primary School students.
"We managed to plant the area out with native grasses and hopefully the birds and the bees will all come," she said.
"Even though we are in lockdown, we have managed to keep going in our own little way."
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