Yesterday it was announced the government will start to phase out native forest logging in 4-5 years for it to end in 2030. What the government has acknowledged is thatContinue reading “Peaceful protest dismantled by authorities & FCV response to government announcement”
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FCV returns to Baw Baw: peaceful blockade established
This morning we’re back in Baw Baw, where we’ve set up a tree-sit in a beautiful old hollow-bearing Eucalypt, attached to a tripod blocking the entrance to the logging coupeContinue reading “FCV returns to Baw Baw: peaceful blockade established”
VicForests return to site of protest and illegally bulldoze threatened plant
Conservationists are shocked to learn that VicForests have illegally logged more of the threatened Tree Geebung (Persoonia arborea) at Ballantyne’s Saddle, which was the site of a Forest Conservation VictoriaContinue reading “VicForests return to site of protest and illegally bulldoze threatened plant”
Forest blockade established in the Rubicon valley
Forest Conservation Victoria and the Rubicon Forest Protection Group have established a blockade this morning to highlight extreme logging in one of Victoria’s most ecologically diverse mountain forest areas: theContinue reading “Forest blockade established in the Rubicon valley”
Forest blockade halts logging in Sooty Owl habitat
Forest Conservation Victoria have set up a peaceful protest to stop logging operations within vital threatened species habitat and old growth forest along the Murrindindi River in Toolangi this morning,Continue reading “Forest blockade halts logging in Sooty Owl habitat”
Australian Paper: fuelling Victoria’s extinction crisis
Australian Paper have visitors this morning! This is the (Japanese owned) company that turns Victoria’s native forests into Reflex paper using our taxpayer dollars. Australian Paper are currently logging whatContinue reading “Australian Paper: fuelling Victoria’s extinction crisis”
Illegal logging discovered at Ballantyne’s Saddle as Icy Creek blockade enters second week
This morning community group Forest Conservation Victoria discovered illegal logging of a threatened species of tree, the Tree Geebung (Persoonia arborea) in an area they have blockaded for over aContinue reading “Illegal logging discovered at Ballantyne’s Saddle as Icy Creek blockade enters second week”
Forest protest halts logging in Icy Creek!
Logging has been halted today in an area of forest at Icy Creek, along the main scenic tourist road out to Mt Baw Baw. A person is suspended 25 metresContinue reading “Forest protest halts logging in Icy Creek!”
Blockade in Toolangi protects precious forests from logging
Forest Conservation Victoria are again protecting native forests this week with the establishment of a peaceful blockade at Castella in the tall, wet forests of Toolangi. A person is suspendedContinue reading “Blockade in Toolangi protects precious forests from logging”
Forest blockade disrupted by state government authorities at Granite Mountain putting a conservationist’s life at risk
Yesterday morning at 11.30am more than a dozen state Government authorised forest officers, VicForests and police arrived at the Granite Mountain old growth forest blockade in East Gippsland. Protesters fromContinue reading “Forest blockade disrupted by state government authorities at Granite Mountain putting a conservationist’s life at risk”