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The planting of a ceremonial tree has marked the completion of the NSW Government’s ambitious plan to get one million trees in the ground by the end of the year.

Minister for Planning and Minister for Homes Anthony Roberts today planted the millionth tree in Camden, alongside Camden Mayor Therese Fedeli, during a community planting day at Elizabeth Macarthur Reserve.

“This is the culmination of more than three years of hard work to meet the government’s priority to plant one million new trees by 2022 across Greater Sydney, with countless people taking up the one million tree challenge alongside us,” Mr Roberts said.

“To meet the goal almost two months early is a testament to the mammoth planting efforts of the community, local government, and organisations like Landcare NSW, and Greening Australia, who got on with the job despite weather and pandemic challenges.”

More than 200,000 of the one million trees were planted and registered by the community. Many of those came from the Government’s Tree Giveaway, which saw over 77,000 trees given away to green-thumbed Greater Sydney residents.

“Now our focus turns to our long-term target of increasing tree canopy and green cover in Greater Sydney to 40 per cent by 2036.

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