Pana Barbounis, founder of Pana Chocolate, has generously donated 9,600 trees to Fifteen Trees for distribution to community groups in Victoria and NSW. This Kinglake planting site is one of 6 areas to receive these trees. Other areas include University of Newcastle, Flowerdale, Ballina, Brisbane Ranges and Botany Bay National Park.
The one thousand trees were planted at 5 sites in the Kinglake District, including a childcare centre (100 trees), a scout hall (100) and 3 Landcare member’s properties at Harper (500), Hubbard (250) and Spagnoli (50).
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Chris Cobern | Landcare Coordinator | Upper Goulburn Landcare Network
Chris gathered planting volunteers from NAB, the ANZ and the Victorian Mobile Landcare Team for this project. These groups periodically travel up to the Murrindindi Shire to work with local landcare with their re-vegetation efforts.
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Pana Chocolate trees continue to be planted this season and there are more posts coming about his trees at Ballina (NSW) and Flowerdale (Vic). Thank you Pana for your amazing contribution to our native environment.
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Each year, Fifteen Trees plants native trees for every new home built by the Wodonga team. A tangible and lasting contribution to the local environment.
Chris and Sharri Longmore from G.J. Gardner Homes Shepparton are generous supporters of local community groups, and their tree planting projects. To date, Chris, Sharri and their team purchased almost 3,000 native trees for the Goulburn Valley district.