Episode: Ten
Air Date: 1st November 2008
Presenter: Neville Passmore
Story Title: Community Forests

Neville pays a visit to the Town of Newman, located in the heart of WA’s Pilbara, to help the local children of Newman to plant a family forest.

The town has neither a midwife service, nor a maternity hospital, and as a result, since 1999 mothers have had to travel all the way to Port Headland to have their babies.

The family forest seeks to help those Newman kids that were born elsewhere, to sink their roots back into their hometown.

Featured Plant

Sago Palm

• It is slow growing to around 3m (10') tall, and has a compact crown of dark green, feather-like leaves, made up of crowded, narrow, spiky leaflets.
• Sago palms are hardy, and will tolerate drought and light frost.
• They do best in a sunny position with good drainage, and benefit from applications of mulch and fertiliser during the warmer months.
• Plants provided by Mahonf Asset Management

BHP Billiton run a variety of community projects, to find out more please visit;
www.bhpbilliton.com/bb/sustainableDevelopment/socialResponsibility/communityProjects.jsp

Contact
MAM-Manhof Asset Managment
1668 Panizza Way
PO Box 676
Newman WA 6753
Phone : 08 9175 1462
Fax :08 9177 8138
Email: admin@mams.com.au Website: www.mams.com.au/