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

Anonymous — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 06:56:27 +0000

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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Victoria

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Save Syliva Creek

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Toolangi Forest

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My Environment

Injunction halts logging at Sylvia Creek for next three weeks

Anonymous — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 12:20:34 +0000

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.

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Victoria

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Save Syliva Creek

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Sylvia Creek blockade update

Anonymous — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 09:16:13 +0000

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

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Melbourne

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Save Syliva Creek

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Tree sits and protests continue to disrupt logging at Sylvia Creek

Anonymous — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 10:55:52 +0000

Protestors have continued to try and disrupt logging at Sylvia Creek in the Toolangi State Forest in Victoria with tree-sits delaying logging on both Monday and Tuesday of this week.

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Victoria

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Save Syliva Creek

logginn protest Victoria