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VicForests to benefit from inclusion of 'wood waste' burning in Renewable Energy Target
May 29, 2015
Originally published on the ABC website By Gregg Borschmann and Sara Phillips Updated 29 May 2015, 8:40am The revised Renewable Energy Target (RET) currently before Parliament would provide a market for otherwise unsaleable timber, according to a document from Victoria's state-owned forestry business, VicForests,...
Read MoreGreen Group Who Exposed Dodgy Logging Deserving Of Prosecution, Says Minister
May 27, 2015
Jaala Pulford seems to have lost the plot this week! She was asked questions in parliament about her department (The Department of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport and Resources) threatening to prosecute us for entering a logging area where we exposed dodgy rainforest logging, and...
Read MoreVic Government Threatens to Prosecute Volunteers who Exposed Illegal Rainforest Logging
May 20, 2015
The Victorian government has written to members of GECO who did the survey that exposed recent illegal rainforest logging, threatening to prosecute them for entering the logging area! Unbelievable but true, the government has stooped to new lows here in an attempt to silence...
Read MoreEnvironment Minister slams VicForests rainforest logging, despite 'inconclusive' evidence.
May 18, 2015
Environment Minster Lisa Neville MP has slammed VicForests conduct in the logging coupe where GECO reported illegal rainforest logging last month. The Minister said she was 'disturbed' by the logging, labeling it 'extremely poor practice'. The investigation into our allegations concluded VicForests retained 'a...
Read MoreSenators Ludlum and Rice tour Kuark Forest with renowned wIlderness photographer Rob Blakers
May 17, 2015
We were thrilled to tour Senators Janet Rice and Scott Ludlam through Kuark forest last weekend. Kuark forest is rapidly making a name for itself and the Senators wanted to see some of the spectacular forests that need urgent protection and bear witness to...
Read MoreKuark Forest Flim Launch
May 13, 2015
We launched our beautiful new film "Saving Kuark" at Bar 303 in Northcote this week. The film by Melbourne based cinematographer David Franjic was shot at the Camp Kuark citizen science camp in March this year and tells the story of our community based...
Read MoreEndangered Large Brown Tree Frog Rediscovered!
May 08, 2015
Endangered Large Brown Tree Frog (Litoria littlejohnii), has been rediscovered by GECO volunteer ecologist Rena Gaborov! The tree frog hadn't been seen for 20 years and was through to have gone extinct until Rena recorded it during a survey for Gliders in April....
Read MoreLogging Stops in Contentious Rainforest Coupe!
May 07, 2015
We have great news! Logging in the contentious area where we reported rainforest logging has finally stopped! Thanks for contacting Environment Minister Lisa Neville MP and Agriculture Minister Jaala Pulford MP! Our reporting and lobbying combined with the pressure you applied to her office...
Read MoreIllegal Rainforest Logging near Errinundra National Park!
April 02, 2015
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...
Read MoreKuark Forest Citizen Science Camp a Huge Success
March 11, 2015
Camp Kuark threatened species survey weekend was a great success! 40 enthusiastic and energetic people from across Victoria and interstate attended and took part in forest walks, flora surveys, rainforest identification workshops, nocturnal spotlighting and Owl surveys. It was great to meet so many...
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