Logging Greater Glider homes

PARK WATCH Article June 2022 | As VicForests log the Wombat Forest, we release new monitoring results showing these areas are habitat to already threatened Greater Gliders, writes Executive Director...
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“Immediate” Protection Areas creep along

PARK WATCH Article June 2022 | Two assessment reports have finally been released for the forests of Mirboo North and the Strathbogie Ranges, writes Executive Director Matt Ruchel.  First announced...
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They’re logging your promised national park

If a tree falls in the Wombat Forest, Gayle Osborne of Wombat Forestcare will hear it. In the last few days, she's heard and seen some disturbing activity....
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Call the minister: don’t let VicForests pulp our promised park

Your voice is incredibly important. Use it to call out VicForests. Under the guise of  ‘salvage logging’ rules, VicForests is expanding logging in the proposed Wombat-Lerderderg National...
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Commitment issues

PARK WATCH Article March 2022 | It doesn’t matter how many times you say it; you need to deliver it before you can claim it, writes Executive Director Matt Ruchel.  […]...
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More native forest commitment issues

NEWS 19 January 2022 | The state government has announced its “Next Steps To Guide The Future Of Our Protected Forests”.  The environment minister’s Eminent Panel for Community...
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Big trees in big trouble

PARK WATCH Article December 2021 | Campaigner Jordan Crook gives us a sneak peek into our upcoming report on the fate of Victoria’s living giants....
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Fire break shenanigans

PARK WATCH Article December 2021 | As Victoria embarks on a truly massive fuel break construction program, the justifications for it are wearing thin, says Phil Ingamells....
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A new find

PARK WATCH Article December 2021 | Central west parks creation legislation drags as a new species is found in Wombat Forest, writes Executive Director Matt Ruchel....
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