One Tree Per Child

One Tree per Child is an international initiative established by the co-founders of National Tree Day (Jon Dee and Olivia Newton John) which aims to get every child to plant at least one tree before they leave school.

Since One Tree Per Child was launched, participating Australian councils and community groups have planted trees and shrubs in the hundreds of thousands.

Council will be delivering the program in 2023, providing opportunities for Grade 3 students within Greater Dandenong to plant 1000 new trees in 2023.

There are many benefits to being involved in One Tree per Child for students, the community and the environment including: 

• learning how trees benefit local biodiversity 
• giving children the opportunity to undertake their first act of community volunteering
• community involvement and ownership of a project that restores bushland and vegetation
• supporting the development of food and habitat for many bird and animal species that are under pressure due to environmental degradation
• physical and mental wellbeing benefits of being outdoors and in nature.

Registrations for the One Tree per Child 2023 program have now closed.