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Victorian government must remove cattle from the Alpine Park
Friends of the Earth joins with other environmental groups in welcoming federal environment minister Tony Burke's decision to demand that the Victorian Government refer its trial of cattle grazing in the Alpine National Park for proper assessment under national environment laws.
As VNPA executive director Matt Ruchel said last friday "Minister Burke's decision confirms that the State Government acted in defiance of federal environment laws when it allowed 400 cattle into the Alpine National Park on January 12 this year" .
We call on Premier Baillieu to put some commonsense back into this situation and remove the cattle once and for all.
This ill-advised experiment must not resume next season, it should be abandoned for good, it's a park not a paddock.
The state government is expected to respond to the minister this week.
Environment minister vows to continue alpine grazing trial
In a very disappointing move, the State environemnt minister, Ryan Smith has said that the alpine grazing trial will continue but that the government is "still working on the details".
Once was Coomoora
The following is the last post from the community group that defended the Coomoora woodland in south eastern Melbourne for so long.
Heavy machinery moved into Coomoora on 12 January 2011, reducing much of the woodland to woodchip ...
Read morekeep the cattle out of the Alpine National Park
Cattle were removed from the Alpine National Park in 2005 by the government of
Steve Bracks. This was an important step forward for good land management in
our state. Since then, some of the long term damage caused by decades of
grazing have started to heal. Cattle were removed from the Alpine National Park in 2005 by the government of
Steve Bracks. This was an important step forward for good land management in
our state. Since then, some of the long term damage caused by decades of
grazing have started to heal.
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VCAT Knocks Back $70 million Eastern Golf Course Relocation
Environmental Organisations Friends of the Earth (FoE) and Healesville Environment Watch Inc (HEWI) took part in a hearing in the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT).
After a 10 day hearing in which 13 experts gave evidence, VCAT has overturned Council's decision to grant a planning permit to allow a controversial golf course relocation to be built in close proximity to Melbourne's water supply.
Read moreOur forests, your pollution: Indonesian environmentalists speak out against Australia's carbon offset schemes
Two climate justice activists from Friends of the Earth Indonesia, Indonesia’s largest and oldest environment organisation, are joined by Muliadi from Central Kalimantan to discuss Australia’s plans for forest offsets in Indonesia.
Local conservationists step in to protect Leadbeater’s Possum habitat targeted by state government loggers at Nolan’s Gully
Known forest habitat for the endangered Leadbeater’s Possum is today being highlighted by conservationists as state government loggers, VicForests, continues to allow bulldozers in the Toolangi State Forest.
Read moreForest Stewardship Council Fails to Protect Strzelecki Rainforest
PRESS RELEASE
Environmental organisations Friends of the Earth and Friends of Gippsland Bush today released a detailed case study investigating the impacts of Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certification on the rainforests of the Strzelecki Ranges. The case study investigates key issues pertaining to management and recommendations made during Forest Stewardship Council audits over the past decade. The certification of Hancock Victorian Plantations (HVP) in 2004 was the first FSC accreditation given to an Australian Timber company. HVP remain certified with the certifying body, Smartwood/Rainforest Alliance despite a litany of problems.
Read moreNSW Red Gum: 109,000ha to be protected... maybe
At the time of our last update on December 7, over 100,000 ha of new red gum national parks in NSW had just been announced... and then put back into doubt, all within a matter of days.
Read moreNSW Red Gums in jeopardy
7th December 2009
Last Thursday, in his last hours as NSW Premier, Nathan Rees made an historic announcement - after a year of controversy over illegal logging, the NSW government would protect the state's globally significant Red Gum wetlands. A National Park would be created at Millewa Forest, along with new reserves along the major rivers in south-western NSW.
This is a magnificent environmental outcome. It protects globally significant wetlands and threatened species that are facing severe long-term threats to their survival.
However, there is now massive pressure being brought to bear on the new Premier, Kristina Keneally, to reverse the decision. This would be a disaster. ABC News and the Sydney Morning Herald have reported that the parks are in doubt, and rumours abound that anti-conservation forces within the ALP are lobbying against the parks. It is crucial that the whole of Cabinet receive a flood of emails this week urging the Red Gum decision be implemented.
This is the most important moment in the NSW Red Gum campaign. We urgently need your help to lock-in this historic reserve outcome.
Please take action by doing any or all of the following:
1. Email the Premier and Cabinet Ministers - click here to use send an email from the National Parks Association website in just two minutes
2. Phone the Premier's office on 02 9228 5239. Below are some suggestions on points to make.
3. Encourage your friends, family and networks to take action by using the "share" button on the right to send this page to them.