Save Syliva Creek

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

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Thu, 15/03/2012 - 5:56pm
  • 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
Geography: 
Victoria
Keywords: 
Save Syliva Creek
logging protest Victoria
Toolangi Forest
Leadbeaters Possum
My Environment

Injunction halts logging at Sylvia Creek for next three weeks

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Fri, 26/08/2011 - 10:20pm

On August 25th a three week interim injunction was granted in the Victorian Supreme court on logging at Sylvia Creek/Gun Barrel coup after an application by the My Environment conservation group that the logging coupes contain habitat of the endangered Leadbeater's possum and should be protected under state law.

Geography: 
Victoria
Keywords: 
Save Syliva Creek
logging protest Victoria

Sylvia Creek blockade update

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Thu, 18/08/2011 - 7:16pm

The report below is from Don Butcher, a campaigner involved in the campaign to save Sylvia Creek from logging in the Toolangi State Forest east of Melbourne. This campaign has been going for more than a month and involved ten arrests so far.

Some of the community actions so far.

Community protests at Sylvia Creek

Geography: 
Melbourne
Keywords: 
Save Syliva Creek
logging protest Victoria