Plant a tree for Father’s Day

Sunday, 17 August 2025

If you’re looking for something to gift Dad for Father’s Day, Penrith City Council’s beloved Trees for Dad community event returns for its seventh year on Sunday 7 September.

Everyone is invited to plant a tree in honour and celebration of their dad, grandfather, uncle or father figure at Moolana Parade in South Penrith.

The event is divided into 30-minute sessions, with the first session starting at 8:30am and the last at 12pm. Registrations are essential to help Council’s Bushcare team ensure they have enough trees and tags for participants to plant and write on. Register at penrith.city/events

Penrith Mayor Todd Carney said he was excited to see the return of the popular event after Trees for Mum welcomed over 480 participants earlier this year.

“Trees for Dad is becoming bigger and bigger every year — and it’s quickly become an important event our community looks forward to. We had an impressive turnout last year with nearly 500 people attending,” Cr Carney said.

“Planting a tree is such a simple gesture to honour your dad, grandfather, uncle or a father figure in your life and can be a very positive and meaningful experience to share with family and friends on Father’s Day.

“When we held our Trees for Mum event on Mother’s Day this year, it was touching for the Bushcare team to hear beautiful stories from participants about why they had come to celebrate and honour their mum, and I hope that Trees for Dad continues to provide such a space to remember Dad.

“Trees for Dad is not only a great way to gift Dad something special, but it’s an opportunity to learn about our local environment and help restore our endangered bushland by planting native trees or shrubs.

“Council’s Bushcare team is looking forward to another great day planting trees and celebrating our local dads.”

Participants are encouraged to wear closed-toe shoes and a hat. Sunscreen will be available on the day.

Council’s Nursery proudly provides the native trees and shrubs available for planting on-site.

To ensure there are enough trees for everyone to plant and so Council’s Bushcare team can coordinate the 30-minute sessions, please book your attendance by registering at penrith.city/events

Information contained within this news release was correct as at Sunday, 17 August 2025.