Leadbeaters Possum

Toolangi Case decided: Forestry law designed to log, not protect

  • Supreme Court judge has said an urgent overall review of Leadbeater’s Possum reserve in Central Highlands in needed
  • VicForests’ planned logging in Sylvia Creek now greatly reduced
  • Logging may now become unviable in many areas of Leadbeater’s Possum habitat
  • Community environment group considering options in wake of Supreme Court challenge to protect Victoria’s Leadbeater’s Possum
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