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Barbaric brumby management sparks outrage By Deanne Jeffers THE State Government has confirmed its intention to eradicate hundreds of wild brumbies in Barmah Forest and the Alpine National Park. In Budget Estimates testimony this month, the State Minister for Energy, E nvi ron ment and Cli mate Change, Lily D’Ambrosio, and Parks Victoria, answered questions concerning the management of wild brumbies. Continued Page 6
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BIG ACHIEVEMENT... Local student, Amelia Parsons planting trees with Costa Georgiadis from ABC’s Gardening Australia in Shepparton on Friday. Photo: Deanne Jeffers.
Shepparton hits huge global milestone Record 100,000 trees planted
By Deanne Jeffers SHEPPARTON has achieved a global milestone, planting the largest number of trees in the world under the One Tree Per Child program. Costa Georgiadis from ABC’s Gardening
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Australia joined volunteers and students from 30 local schools in getting their hands dirty for the milestone planting. “I’m blown away by the numbers. More than 100,000 trees have been planted across 34 different locations,” said Costa.
“When I look at these trees that have been planted over the last 18 months to two years, and each one I’ve had a close look at, I’m talking close to a 100 percent success rate.” Continued Page 5