April 02, 2015

Illegal Rainforest Logging near Errinundra National Park!

GECO volunteers discovered an illegal rainforest logging operation at Hensleigh ck on the Errinundra Plateau this week. The state owned logging company VicForests have destroyed an entire cool temperate rainforest gully in breach on Victorian law. Rainforest is supposed to be protected under Victorian law. GECO has submitted a detailed report on this illegal destruction to the Victorian government. Read the report here.

Go here to read ABC news coverage.

We are calling on Environment Minister Lisa Neville MP and Agriculture Minister Jaala Pulford to step in and stop this illegal logging operation. Email and call them today and call on them to stop the logging at Hensleigh Ck and investigate this appalling destruction.

[email protected] - 03 5248 3462 [email protected] - 03 9637 9940

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