August 17, 2026

More than 80 people came to the Mechanics Hall in Lakes Entrance on Saturday 15 August to hear fire behaviour scientist Dr Philip Zylstra take apart one of the most repeated ideas in Australian fire management: that the weight of leaf litter on the...

May 26, 2026

Last week we filmed logging machines clearing the roadsides of the Princes Highway between Lakes Entrance and Nowa Nowa. Watch the video below. In April 2026, DEECA quietly rolled out Victoria's State Forest By-Products Framework. No public announcement. No consultation period. No draft released...

April 13, 2026

Update — 19 April 2026: A Facebook post is not accountability. Forest Fire Management Victoria ignited the first planned burn in Snowy River National Park this week. After sustained public pressure, DEECA's response was a Friday afternoon Facebook post. We reject that as adequate...