To celebrate our 30th anniversary, this new 6-part podcast series looks back on the wins, losses and lessons of a thirty year campaign to protect the forests of East Gippsland in Victoria. Produced by Fiona York and 3CR and available wherever you get your podcasts
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30 Years Fighting for Forests Podcast
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Read MoreWatch: Dr Philip Zylstra on the science of planned burning
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...
Read moreLogging by another name: DEECA's forest by-products framework
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...
Read moreScientists sound the alarm: stop burning the Snowy River NP before it's too late
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...
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