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Growing a stronger future at Monarto

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An annual planting festival in Monarto is growing, with this year’s goal of planting 58,000 seedlings across 29 hectares with the help of 850 volunteers – a 20 per cent increase from last year.

Hosted by Bio R, an ecological restoration charity, the annual festival takes place over weekends in June at Frahns Farm, a crown land site.

It’s part of at least a 100-year, intergenerational proje...


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