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Bulga Forest logging ‘suspended’

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‘We are really pleased that the immediate threat to Bulga Forest has receded somewhat,’ said Save Bulga Forest spokesperson Jarra Hicks.

‘While the area can be made ‘active’ again at a moments notice, the fact that after three months of our campaign, this change has been made on the website suggests that Forestry Corporation have backed off for the time being as a result of community pressure,’ Dr Hicks said.

Ellenborough Falls camp, January 2023. Image supplied

‘As a result, our big post-election meeting at camp yesterday resolved to pull down our camp at the Ellenborough Falls reserve in Elands, on the understanding that should logging resume, another camp will be established.’

Since the group undertook its first blockade action on December 20 last year, there have been less than two days of logging activity in Bulga forest.

‘We understand that Bulga forest won’t be safe, until all the native forests on public land are safe, and the forests are no longer being logged,’ Dr Hicks said.

‘The new Labor Government has not committed to do that as yet. However we hope that they will be more open to the scientific evidence, which is mounting every day, that shows the logging needs to stop.’

‘With a new Government there is an opportunity for reason to prevail. Save Bulga Forest will be using all available means to convince them of the need to act, and do so urgently, before much more forest is lost.’


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3 COMMENTS

  1. Congratulations to all the forest Protectors involved in this action.
    To survive humans must learn to share the planet with all other living creatures of all species

  2. Good news, now we need it and all other native forests protected forever. Thank you to the people who fought the good fight.

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