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Aaron Runs 27km for Strzelecki Koala (plus other SKAT updates)
March 27, 2024
Aaron Abbott, brother of the late Lachlan Abbott runs 27km on March 27 to raise much needed funds for the Strzelecki Koala and as a tribute to his late brother who was tragically killed...
Read More 1 Reaction ShareFriends of the Earth proposes a new 18,000 hectare koala reserve in Mullungdung State Forest.
February 29, 2024
Friends of the Earth have proposed to extend reserve areas within Mullungdung State Forest in the south east of Gippsland. Between June 2020 and September 2023, Friends of the Earth conducted 413 RAPID SAT...
Read More 1 Reaction ShareCarrajung Residents Oppose Plantation Quarry Application
January 11, 2024
New 19/1/24: Quarry Application Withdrawn New 18/1/24: Press Release Residents gather to share concerns over new quarry Local residents Glenn Todd and Tiffany Harrison, learnt just before Christmas that an application to construct a...
Read More 1 Reaction ShareMultiple Strzelecki Koalas Impacted by Blue Gum Plantation Logging
December 22, 2023
The big news for 2023 was the Victorian Government finally driving the final nail into native forest logging's coffin, by ending logging in ~1.5 million hectares of native forest. The decision now means that...
Read More 1 Reaction ShareStrzelecki Koala Updates November 2023/December 2023
November 29, 2023
Some updates from 'Koala land' regarding what SKAT has been up to over the past couple of months. It's certainly been hectic. A couple of big events are looming fast, the first being the...
Read More 1 Reaction ShareNext Six Months Vital for Collecting Koala Scats
November 03, 2023
Friends of the Earth is urging anyone interested in the future of koalas to get involved in collecting koala scats over the next few months. The State Government's recent budget allocated money to better...
Read More 1 Reaction ShareFreedom of Information Reveals Victorian Government's Indifference to Plight of Strzelecki Koala
September 04, 2023
Several months ago, Friends of the Earth applied under Freedom of Information Legislation, for details pertaining to how the Victorian State Government dealt with FoE's 2022 application to the Federal Government regarding EPBC listing...
Read More 1 Reaction SharePine trees stall Brataualung Forest Park handback
August 14, 2023
Environmental cliche no. 444. "Its a marathon, not a sprint". Where were you in October 2006? 17 years ago, John Howard was Prime Minister, Kim Beazley was opposition leader. Steve Bracks was Premier and...
Read More 1 Reaction ShareNew Scientific Study Reveals Likely Origins of Strzelecki Koala
July 27, 2023
A new scientific study by Biolink Ecological Consultants and funded by the Myer Foundation has revealed that Morwell National Park and surrounds are likely to be the source population of the highly significant Strzelecki...
Read More 1 Reaction ShareStrzelecki Koala Action Team (SKAT) Updates May 2023
May 26, 2023
SKAT has started surveying again in the Mullungdung/Stratford region of Gippsland. Recent surveys have found scats between Stradbroke and Giffard. A koala was also observed at Stradbroke on the edge of a pine plantation...
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