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Forests Around Planned Sea To Summit Hiking Trail Must Be Protected
November 16, 2018
Goongerah Environment Centre (GECO) and the Wilderness Society today expressed serious concerns about continued logging of old and rare forests in East Gippsland, as the Andrews government announced that if re-elected, they will commence planning for a multi-day Sea to Summit hiking trail route...
Read MorePoll tells Andrews Government that Victorians want forests protected not logged
November 02, 2018
The vast majority of Victorians want state forests protected, not logged and woodchipped, and Victorians want workers supported while leaving the industry, according to polling in three key marginal seats three weeks out from the Victorian state election.
Read MoreFailed forestry audit must lead to native forest protection
October 09, 2018
Victorian environment groups are renewing calls for the creation of new parks and reserves to protect native forests from logging after the release of an audit report revealing state owned logging agency VicForests has failed to achieve the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certificate.
Read MoreVicForests fails to get green tick
October 08, 2018
VicForests has failed to achieve the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) green tick. The final audit report by SCS Global has been released citing numerous major non conformances to the FSC standards. Logging and burning of old growth forest and threatened and protected species habitat,...
Read MoreVictorian government review of logging regulation welcome
September 27, 2018
Goongerah Environment Centre and Friends of the Earth have welcomed the announcement of an independent inquiry into the Department of Environment Land Water and Planning’s (DELWP) regulation of logging in Victoria. Friends of the Earth and GECO spokesperson Ed Hill said: “Under DELWP’s approach...
Read MoreThreatened Species Day statement - Decisive action needed to protect Threatened Species from logging
September 07, 2018
Victorian environment groups are marking National Threatened Species Day by calling on the Andrews Labor government to take decisive action to protect forest wildlife from logging and fast track a long overdue action plan for the vulnerable Greater Glider. Concerns are being raised that...
Read MoreSupport the Ending Extinction Bill
September 06, 2018
To mark National Threatened Species Day 2018 we’ve created the Ending Extinction Bill. We’re showing leadership because our political representatives are failing to. The Bill calls for strong protections for Victoria’s threatened species and a raft of measures that will stop rare plants and...
Read MoreVicForests let off the hook for logging protected rainforest
August 30, 2018
Charges against state owned logging company VicForests relating to logging of protected rainforest in East Gippsland have been thrown out by the Melbourne Magistrates court today. VicForests contested the charges arguing the charge sheet prepared by the Department of Environment Land Water and Planning...
Read MoreA look behind VicForests killing experiment
August 06, 2018
In late July ABC news exposed a shocking experiment being conducted by state owned logging company VicForests. The agency is logging the habitat of Greater Gliders, an animal already threatened with extinction, to see how many survive. VicForests released a lengthy statement justifying the so...
Read MoreVicForests defends rainforest logging charges in Melbourne Court
August 02, 2018
Government owned logging agency VicForests appeared in Melbourne Magistrates Court today defending charges for logging protected rainforest areas near Cann River in East Gippsland. Charges were laid by the Department of Environment Land Water and Planning (DELWP) after community reporting of a serious breach...
Read MoreAndrews government granted VicForest license to kill Greater Gliders
August 01, 2018
VicForests has been conducting an abhorrent experiment that involved logging the homes of threatened Greater Gliders to see how it impacts on the species. The government logging company says the experiment is 'very likely' to kill Greater Gliders, an animal already acing extinction. VicForests...
Read MoreA look inside VicForests killing experiment - photos
July 30, 2018
What does logged forest that once supported Greater Gliders look like? This is the logging coupe called 892-507-0020 or 'Squirrel's Paw' where VicForests logged the home ranges of dozens of Greater Gliders knowing they would kill them. Read the ABC report here Watch the...
Read MoreVicForests logging experiment ‘very likely’ to kill threatened wildlife
July 30, 2018
The Victorian government’s logging agency VicForests is conducting a controversial experiment in East Gippsland that it says is ‘very likely’ to kill Greater Gliders, a forest species listed as vulnerable to extinction.
Read MoreSurveys protect Yellow Bellied Glider habitat
June 20, 2018
A GECO citizen science survey conducted in the Kuark forest has resulted in a new protection zone for Yellow Bellied Gliders. The state environment department has written to GECO confirming the results of their investigation met the requirements for a new protection zone. ...
Read MoreAndrews government claims old growth forest protection obligations are 'drafting error'
June 04, 2018
The Supreme court case brought by Fauna and Flora Research Collective (FFRC) against the Department of Environment Land Water and Planning (Environment Department) and VicForests will proceed after the case did not settle at court-ordered mediation yesterday.
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