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Forests NSW fined for polluting waters

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Mon, 31/01/2011 - 9:04pm

Following the investigation of Forests NSW logging practices last year after the discovery of a spate of breaches including logging rainforests and destroying the habitat of threatened and endangered native animals, the Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water has confirmed that Forests NSW received two fines for polluting waters in Wandera State Forest, adjacent to the Deua River, west of Moruya on the south coast of NSW.

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International 24hrs of action for Tasmania’s ancient forests

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Thu, 16/12/2010 - 8:42pm

December 14th/15th 2010, saw the biggest show of support for Tasmania’s ancient forests in history. In just over 24 hours, there were banner actions and film screenings in Tanzania, Reunion Island, Japan, Vanuatu, Thailand, India, France, Norway, Belgium, Denmark, England, Wales, Italy, Germany, Sweden, Austria, Ireland, Scotland, Ecuador and the United States of America.

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Historic agreement to protect Tasmania's ancient forests

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Wed, 20/10/2010 - 6:02pm

Wilderness Society Statement.

It's been a long time coming! For decades, environmentalists have been trying to protect Tasmania's stunning, ancient forests from destruction. And timber workers have been trying to protect their jobs. This unresolved dispute has led to protests, arrests and, sadly, ongoing logging in our high conservation-value native forests.

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Goolengook incorporated into new National Park

Submitted by Flowerpower on Sun, 03/10/2010 - 7:20pm

The Victorian Government officially finally launched on Friday the new East Gippsland National Park. Most significantly it contains the Goolengook Forest, an area where logging protestors maintained an inspiring five year blockade between 1997-2002. The government had announced the inclusion of Goolengook into national park four years ago, leading forest campaigners to accuse the government of "recycling" its announcements but acknowledged the new park was at least "a star". Jill Redwood from the Environment East Gippsland stated

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Tasmania logging contractor convicted over sledgehammer assault

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sat, 11/09/2010 - 11:00am

Three forest contractors from Tasmania have been convicted of assault and sentenced to 70 hours community service for violently attacking forest activists locked on in a car with a sledgehammer, kicking one in the head. The assault which occurred in the Upper Florentine Valley was captured by another protester on video from a hidden position.

Below is the coverage from The Age on the case.

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Brown Mountain win for forests in Victorian Supreme Court

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Wed, 11/08/2010 - 7:41pm

In a landmark decision today, the Supreme Court has found that the government has a responsibility to look for and protect endangered wildlife before logging in the contentious Brown Mountain forests of East Gippsland.
“This judgment has implications for all native forests that are set to be destroyed by logging,” said EEG spokesperson Jill Redwood.
“If we hadn’t sued VicForests, Brown Mountain would have been illegally logged by now. And Brown Mountain is just one area. The government is logging publicly owned forests every day without endangered species surveys.”

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Conservationists halt logging in Tasmania's Weld Valley

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Mon, 26/07/2010 - 8:48pm

On sunday night fourteen forest activists walked into the Barnback Creek area in Tasmania's Weld Valley to protest continued logging of threatened old growth forests. At least one person is pole sitting locked on to forestry equipment.

"Huon Valley Environment Centre is calling for an immediate end to logging of high conservation value forests, urgent protection is vital. We are loosing critical endangered species habitat and forests of immense value," Huon Valley Environment Centre's Jenny Weber said.

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Proposed Eden biomass power station an environmental and climate disaster

Submitted by takver on Sun, 18/04/2010 - 1:17am

In April Conservation groups on the South Coast of New South Wales called on the Keneally Government to immediately reject a proposal for a Wood Fired biomass Power Station, nick named by them as 'Dead Koala Power', at the infamous Eden Woodchip Mill. South East Fibre Exports, a Japanese owned company, plans to use chipmill timber waste to generate electricity in a 5.5 megawatt $20million plant. The power station would be an environmental disaster for native forests and a climate disaster with greater CO2 pollution than coal fired power. Public submissions online on the assessment for the biomass power station can be made until April 22.

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Traditional owners, conservationists protest far south coast logging

Submitted by takver on Sat, 17/04/2010 - 11:32pm

On Wednesday, April 14, more than 100 local people, led by three Aboriginal Traditional Owners, held a peaceful demonstration in the contested logging area of Mumbulla mountain on the far south coast of New South Wales. Mumbulla Mountain is sacred to the Yuin people and stronghold of the last koalas in the region between Bermagui and Bega. Logging of Mumbulla Forest koala habitat near Bega started on 29th March 2010. The traditional owners present said "We, the traditional owners of Mumbulla Mountain, are distressed that woodchip logging is taking place on part of our sacred land. The land should be handed over to us to care for it, our sacred sites and the animals that live here. We need to preserve it for our culture and our future generations."

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The Brown Mountain landmark trial has begun!

Submitted by Flowerpower on Sat, 06/03/2010 - 1:44pm

After months of preparation, our legal team and supporters have gathered in Sale and begun the two-week Brown Mountain landmark trial.

Everything is going very well so far. It’s difficult to report on a hearing that is in progress, particularly since we are the plaintiff, so this article might lack a few things.

Our lead barrister, Debbie Mortimer SC, spent Monday afternoon and Tuesday morning in Court outlining what we say are the facts and the law, in a fascinating opening submission.

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Victoria

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Logging

East Gippsland