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Newcastle Herald
Newcastle Herald
National
Madeline Link

Students down devices and use green thumbs to rehabilitate creek

St Mary's Catholic College Year 7 student Elijah Munster planting along the creek bed. Picture supplied

TEACHER Katrina Piper can remember when Kennedy Creek was little more than an unkempt and overgrown drain.

After 15 years, 15,000 plants and countless hours of elbow grease from students and staff at St Mary's Catholic College, the Gateshead waterway alongside the school is a lush and thriving ecosystem.

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