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Following this planting, Mary attended the Festival of the Forests which was hosted by the Friends of Canberra International Arboretum and Gardens (CIAG) Inc and included sustainability displays, mini train rides, bonsai exhibitions as well as a family fun run.

Since the Chief Minister’s announcement of plans to establish an Arboretum numerous forests have been planted comprising of different types of threatened and symbolic trees from Australia and around the world.