We’ll spare you the suspense. They aren't.

Because the vested interests and misinformed ideology of the old forestry bureaucracy have not gone away, our forests are still not safe from threats. We have seen this recently with the killing of an endangered Greater Glider by Forest Fire Management Victoria in the Yarra Ranges National Park. And we know that, come 2026, if the Coalition gets back in power, they've resolved to reinstate native forest logging. Without permanent legislative protection, our forests will always be at risk. 

It's been a while since you've heard from GECO, and even if we haven't had to get our climbing gear out of storage, we have continued our work advocating for forests. 

Despite the official end of native forests logging on January 1st, 2024, the threats to our forests continue and are far from over. There are a few key areas we have been paying close attention in order to properly restore and protect native forests once and for all.