STUDENTS from the United States, Columbia, Tonga, and Indonesia were among the volunteers who helped Coochiemudlo Island Coastcare to tackle weeds recently.
The 10 volunteers were from Conservation Volunteers Australia.
They included an environmental engineer, students and Queenslanders studying statistics, law and psychology.
Together with Coastcare members, they removed about 200 kilograms of the mothers of millions weed from the Melaleuca Wetlands.
The visit, sponsored by AON Charitable Foundation, was on National Threatened Species Day.
During a 10-year partnership with Conservation Volunteers Australia, AON has had more than 1000 employees volunteer on projects planting more than 8500 seedlings, removing invasive weeks from more than 65,000 square metres, colleting 648 kilograms of litter and constructing 2000 metres of walking track.
Started in 1982, Conservation Volunteers Australia programs see more than 10,000 volunteers planting 1 million trees and providing training each year.
For information on Conservation Volunteers Australia visit conservationvolunteers.com.au.
