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Rainforest illegally logged at Tonghi creek
March 27, 2019
Protected rainforest and rainforest buffers have been illegally logged by VicForests near Tonghi Creek in far East Gippsland. Logging by VicForests in coupe 868-506-0009 "Granton Road" has impacted on rainforest in numerous locations a several hectares of forest that should have been protected in...
Read MoreResponse to independent review of logging regulation GECO / TWS / FoE
March 25, 2019
The Wilderness Society and Goongerah Environment Centre and Friends of the Earth Independent Review of Timber Harvesting Regulation joint response
Read MoreDamning logging report finds Victorian department neither 'effective nor respected'
March 25, 2019
First published in The Guardian by Lisa Cox Victoria’s environment department has been so ineffective at regulating logging in state forests that the government-owned forestry enterprise VicForests has effectively been left to self-regulate, according to an independent review. The report, quietly released on the...
Read More9 out of 10 trees woodchipped on Labor's proposed hiking trail
March 18, 2019
Most trees currently being logged along the route of the proposed Sea to Summit hiking trail are being wood chipped and exported. Planning documents produced by government logging agency VicForests reveal 88% of logs from the 'Smoko' coupe are pulp grade. In February concerns were raised over...
Read MoreGovernment fights to continue old growth logging as Supreme Court trial continues
February 18, 2019
This morning, the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DELWP) will defend the Government’s continued logging of old growth forests in the face of vehement community opposition, as the trial Fauna and Flora Research Collective Inc v The Secretary to DELWP and VicForests...
Read MoreLabor's 'sea to summit' hike trail being clearfelled before it's built
February 14, 2019
First published in The Age - February 13th 2019 Remote Victorian forest the Andrews government promised just days before the state election would become home to a future “world-class hiking trail” is already being cleared for timber, with the state's forestry corporation insisting it...
Read MoreGreater Glider find exposes failed government survey program
February 08, 2019
Rare and threatened Greater Gliders have been found by community surveys at Granite Mountain on the Errinundra plateau this week. The old growth forest has been at the centre of controversy since logging begun in late January. Over 4000 people have emailed Premier Daniel...
Read MoreOld growth forest is being logged - take action!
January 29, 2019
East Gippsland's old growth forests are being destroyed by logging. Please support the protection of East Gippsland's forests and wildlife. Email Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews now. We need to pile on the pressure and make the government act.
Read MoreVictorian government says old growth logging should stop
December 20, 2018
A Supreme Court case has offered a glimmer of hope for East Gippsland's old growth forests as 2018 draws to a close. Our friends Fauna and Flora Research Collective (FFRC) are suing the state government for failing to meet their legal obligations to protect...
Read MoreNext steps for Environment Minister Lily D’Ambrosio
November 30, 2018
Goongerah Environment Centre welcomes the re-appointment of Lily D’Ambrosio as Minister for Environment in the Andrews government cabinet. The government must do more to protect Victoria’s forests and we believe the Minister recognises this. We look forward to working constructively with Minister D’Ambrosio to...
Read MoreVictorian Govt’s daft ‘fuzzy map’ excuse could mean all logging illegal
November 23, 2018
The Victorian Government’s daft “fuzzy map” excuse for VicForests logging outside its allocated forest area could mean that all VicForests’ logging in the past five years may be unlawful. The Andrews Labor Government told the ABC, which broke the story of the illegal logging,[i] that...
Read MoreCalls for VicForests to be abolished after forest theft exposed
November 21, 2018
Goongerah Environment Centre (GECO) and Friends of the Earth are today calling on the next Victorian government to abolish state owned logging agency VicForests and formally protect Victoria’s forests from logging after a special investigation by ABC news has revealed hundreds of areas of...
Read MoreForests 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.
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