Peaceful protest dismantled by authorities & FCV response to government announcement

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”

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”

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”

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”