Victoria to restore area five times size of Melbourne with $31m boost to private land conservation
by Lisa Cox from on (#5XT12)
BushBank scheme aims to revegetate parcels of private land to create habitat for endangered wildlife and capture carbon
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The Victorian government plans to restore an area five times the size of Melbourne as part of a new scheme to increase conservation on private land.
The state's energy, environment and climate change minister, Lily D'Ambrosio, has announced the government will spend $31m to revegetate parcels of private land to create habitat for endangered wildlife and capture carbon.
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