Little legends, big impact: Rosebud kids help restore the dunes

Published on 25 July 2025

Image of young people planting on the beach, text reads hashtag peninsula tales

It’s not every day you get to say you helped save a beach – but for 90 Grade 6 students from Rosebud Primary School, that’s exactly what they did.

Armed with gloves, garden trowels and a serious love for the outdoors, the students spent the day planting 1,500 indigenous seedlings into the dunes along the Rosebud foreshore.

The event was more than just a feel-good excursion – it was hands-on environmental action; part of a wider project focused on protecting our fragile coastline.

The students rotated through learning stations, getting a close-up look at how dunes work, why native plants matter, and how something as simple as staying on a path can help preserve the natural environment.

The planting day was part of a bigger project funded in part through DEECA’s Port Phillip Bay Fund. The project tackles coastal erosion and climate resilience head-on, combining practical infrastructure – like 400 metres of new vegetation fencing, a 32-metre sand baffle, and improved beach access tracks.

Want to see the next generation of environmental stewards in action? Watch the short video below to see the Rosebud Primary students getting their hands dirty and making a difference, one plant at a time.