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  "id": 9154588,
  "title": "Gums, gingkos and a golden wych elm: voting for Victoria’s tree of the year",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/gums-gingkos-and-a-golden-wych-elm-voting-for-victorias-tree-of-the",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-22T15:00:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian",
    "slug": "the-guardian",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/sep/23/gums-gingkos-and-a-golden-wych-elm-voting-for-victorias-tree-of-the-year"
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  "summary": "From Carlton to Castlemaine, the National Trust of Victoria competition aims to raise awareness about trees Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast A decades-old shady eucalyptus, an elm beloved by thousands of commuters, and a type of gingko once thought to be extinct in the wild are among the finalists for Victoria’s tree of the year. The competition run by the National…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "ABC News AU",
        "title": "'Messy but beautiful' tree among nine vying for Victoria's annual gong",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/messy-but-beautiful-tree-among-nine-vying-for-victorias-annual-gong",
        "published": "2026-09-21T21:13:31.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Guardian Australia",
        "title": "Gums, gingkos and a golden wych elm: voting for Victoria’s tree of the year",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/gums-gingkos-and-a-golden-wych-elm-voting-for-victorias-tree-of-the-9154635",
        "published": "2026-09-22T15:00:04.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}