Bidwill. $30 million tree planting program

NSW Minister for Housing, David Borger, launched the $30-million, Green Street, tree planting and landscaping program, at Bidwill, in Western Sydney. Mr Borger said there was a need to green-up social housing estates, especially those inland where the summer heat often makes local streets unbearable. “Studies have shown that canopies of trees can cool street temperatures by as much as 8 degrees and that’s obviously going to be a big positive for our tenants,” he said.