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Media Release - Victoria's Forest Carbon Report
November 03, 2022
A new report has been co-published by The Tree Projects and Victorian Forest Alliance. It details the carbon emissions from Victoria’s forestry sector. Written by Dr Jennifer Sanger, ecologist from The Tree Projects, this...
Read More 1 Reaction ShareMore High Country Logging - Mt Stirling
October 25, 2022
Mt Stirling is a well known and much loved mountain and cross country ski resort in the mountains of Victoria. A considerable number of areas of forest on and around the mountain are due...
Read More 1 Reaction ShareMass community survey detects 60+ Greater Gliders in 12 Coupes
October 05, 2022
On Sunday the 2nd of October, surveys were carried out over 12 areas scheduled for logging, across 6 locations from Toolangi, Black Range near Taggerty, Warburton in the Central Highlands, Alberton West in Gippsland,...
Read More 1 Reaction ShareLogging threat to Victoria's high country
October 05, 2022
Victoria’s highest mountain, Bogong (Warkwoolowler in the Waywurru and Dhudhuroa languages, meaning the mountain where Aboriginal people collected the Bogong Moths) is protected in the Alpine National Park. It sits high above the town...
Read More 1 Reaction ShareMEDIA RELEASE- Greens plan to end native forest logging by 2023
September 27, 2022
The Greens have announced their plan to end native forest logging in Victoria. This is a plan that is in line with an urgent need for transitioning regional communities away from an industry operating...
Read More 1 Reaction ShareCommunity groups rally for National Threatened Species Day
September 09, 2022
Community groups rallied on the streets of Naarm (Melbourne) in a colourful array of banners and costumes to commemorate National Threatened Species Day 2022.
Read More Add your reaction ShareClimate change and the Victorian Alps - preparing for the fires of the future
September 08, 2022
If you’re paying attention to what is happening in the mountains, it can be depressing. Some of the obvious impacts of climate change include more intense fires and longer fire seasons, which are leading...
Read More 1 Reaction ShareAs the northern hemisphere burns, what are the lessons for Australia?
August 12, 2022
The northern hemisphere summer has been terrible. Heat waves have killed many thousands, from Iran and India to Portugal and France. Flash flooding has closed the Grand Canyon, while ‘Lake’ Mead, a massive dam...
Read More 1 Reaction ShareLoving Murrumdoorandi
August 09, 2022
Localisation and community resilience in a time of transition.
Read More Add your reaction ShareAnti protest laws threaten forest protectors
August 05, 2022
The Andrews government has received support from the Liberal and National parties to enact changes to the Sustainable Forests (Timber) Act 2004 which could see peaceful protesters fined up to $21,000, or face 12...
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