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Letter To Aboriginal Belonging

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Dear Parramatta City Council 27/02/2024. I hope you're doing well! I am writing this letter to address how we should include Aboriginal gardening in our local community and building bee hotels to protect and restore biodiversity. As a resident of Parramatta, I believe adding Aboriginal gardening to our local community and building bee hotels to restore biodiversity can do a lot of good things. Aboriginal gardening is not just about growing plants, it's about respecting and celebrating Aboriginal culture. Bees are one of the many important pollinators, building Bees hotels will reduce the habitat loss and provide a safer shelter. ABORIGINAL GARDENING Aboriginal gardening is the way indigenous Australians grow food and manage land. It involves …show more content…

Planting different types of plants together, like friends helping each other, can teach us how to make gardens healthier and stronger. It's like a natural way to take care of our environment better and make sure our gardens stay happy and safe. Moreover, aboriginal gardening can bring our community closer together, gardening is like a language everyone understands, it helps people of all ages, cultures, and backgrounds connect together. When we involve the residents in Aboriginal gardening, we create places where everyone feels welcome to learn and share. These projects could give people a chance to learn new things,make friends and feel like they belong in our community. But the benefits of aboriginal gardening are more than just social connections, it's also good for our health. Being outside, playing in the dirt, and being close to nature are all the things that help us feel better mentally and physically. When we give people chances to do gardening, we help them stay active, feel fresh, reduce stress and live happier lives …show more content…

Bee populations have been declining globally over recent decades due to habitat loss, intensive farming practices, change in weather patterns and the excessive use of agrochemicals such as pesticides. This in turn poses a threat to a variety of plants critical to human well-being and livelihood.Air pollution is also thought to be affecting bees.Preliminary research shows that air pollutants interact with scent molecules released by plants which bees need to locate food. The mixed signals interfere with the bees’ ability to forage efficiently, making them slower and less effective at

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