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Logging of old growth forest imminent as Granite Mountain blockade is broken
January 31, 2018
As conservationists from the Goongerah Environment Centre (GECO) entered their tenth consecutive day of successfully preventing logging of old growth forest at Granite Mountain in remote East Gippsland, twenty government officials have today arrived...
Read More Add your reaction ShareRubicon forest at immediate risk
December 16, 2017
The Rubicon Forest Protection Group has detected logging in a very important area in the Rubicon Valley right next to the Rubicon Valley Historic reserve and on the Royston River. The natural heritage, ecological...
Read More Add your reaction ShareVicforests tries to get green tick for logging endangered forests
December 07, 2017
VicForests is pursuing Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certification for the third time in decade. The internationally recognised certification label regards itself as having strict environmental standards, which specify that logging cannot threaten endangered species,...
Read More Add your reaction ShareCalls for Great Forest National Park refreshed as poll shows forest protection a vote decider
November 15, 2017
More than 30 environment, recreation and scientific groups have renewed their call for the creation of the Great Forest National Park, as Labor’s favoured issues of renters rights and cost of housing prove less...
Read More Add your reaction ShareCourt injunction protects Kuark Forest
November 01, 2017
The Kuark forest is located in far East Gippsland, Victoria. This magnificent forest is home to rare rainforest and endangered animals. Sections of it are currently on logging schedules and could be cut at...
Read More Add your reaction ShareOld Growth Forests About to to Logged - Take Action!
October 25, 2017
Ancient forest in East Gippsland's iconic Kuark forest is about to be logged! Our friends and affiliate members Goongerah Envrionment Centre (GECO) have been working around the clock to protect this forest. Trees over 400...
Read More Add your reaction ShareCritically endangered possum habitat being logged now!
October 13, 2017
The Labor government's logging agency VicForests has begun logging in the Toolangi state forest, where critically endangered Leadbeater's possums have been found. Logging commenced without a pre-logging threatened species survey to identify protected species...
Read More Add your reaction ShareMirboo North mobilises against logging
September 18, 2017
Well over 300 people turned out on a freezing night to stop logging in Mirboo North in Gippsland on the 14th of September. Local resident Marg Thomas said "Vic Forests (VF), were ill prepared...
Read More Add your reaction ShareState government purchase of ailing timber mill should complete transition out of native forests
September 15, 2017
The Andrew’s government purchase of the ailing Heyfield timber mill should now complete the transition out of native forests into plantations, environment group Friends of the Earth has said. “The purchase of the mill...
Read More Add your reaction ShareMassive day of action for forests on Threatened Species Day
September 11, 2017
Friends of the Earth's forest collective organised a massive day of action for National Threatened Species Day last week, on 7 September. Our forest campaign released the Lawless Logging report with Goongerah Environment Centre...
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