Juliet and Indiana Jones<p>Victorian Environment Minister Steve Dimopoulos has announced $900k for more trees for Melbourne's west.</p><p>We think this is a great initiative. More canopy shade to combat <a href="https://aus.social/tags/UrbanHeat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UrbanHeat</span></a> as temperatures rise with climate change (Silly humans not reigning in <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Fossilfuels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fossilfuels</span></a> fast enough so now you have to adapt). And more places for us to leave scent messages (peemails). </p><p>Western Melbourne has the lowest tree canopy cover in metropolitan Melbourne, with just 5.5% of urban tree cover in Melbourne as of 2018.</p><p>Now if only State Planning Department would update the data on vegetation and urban heat which is now 5 years old.<br><a href="https://aus.social/tags/ChihuahuasForClimateAction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ChihuahuasForClimateAction</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Trees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trees</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/ClimateAdaptation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateAdaptation</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/ClimateDiary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateDiary</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/HobsonsBay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HobsonsBay</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Maribyrnong" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Maribyrnong</span></a>, <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Brimbank" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Brimbank</span></a>, <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Melton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Melton</span></a>, <a href="https://aus.social/tags/MooneeValley" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MooneeValley</span></a>, and <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Wyndham" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Wyndham</span></a><br><a href="https://www.premier.vic.gov.au/thousands-new-trees-headed-melbournes-west" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">premier.vic.gov.au/thousands-n</span><span class="invisible">ew-trees-headed-melbournes-west</span></a></p>