Yesterday, more than 7,000 people at rallies across Australia issued an urgent call to the country’s politicians to protect native forests and immediately end native forest logging.
‘This growing tide of public feeling to end native forest logging will leave Albanese and Dutton like stranded logs,’ said Bob Brown, who was speaking at Hobart’s rally.
‘China ended commercial logging in its native forests in 2016, but it seems Albo would prefer another load of woodchips to another Labor win. Matching the thousands at rallies today was the high spirits and determination to put an end to the forest destruction now.
Palawa elder Jim Everett Puralia Meenamatta spoke at the Naarm/Melbourne rally.
‘Logging native forests has to stop, this is not a black or white issue, and we must rally together to end this illegal destruction of the forests and environments that sustain life on Earth,’ he said.
‘We Are Country, Country is Us.’
Message to Albo
‘We rallied people across the country to send a message to Prime Minister Albanese and all federal parliamentarians that we want secure protection of forests,’ said Jenny Weber, Bob Brown Foundation’s Campaigns Manager.
‘Right now, with the heating planet, vanishing wildlife needs forests more than ever, there is a solution and that is the protection of Australia’s remaining forests.
‘A national forest estate could stretch from Tasmania’s ancient eucalyptus forests and rainforests to NSW’s koala and greater glider habitat, Western Australia’s and Victoria’s mighty forests to Queensland’s beautiful biodiverse forests.
‘Federal and state governments must stop destroying forests now,’ she said.
‘We will be marching again in March 2025 in the lead up to the federal election, however, we won’t need to if Prime Minister Albanese led this country into real climate action and protected Australia’s native forests,’ said Ms Weber.
‘Thousands have rallied for an end to native forest logging across Australia, in twelve locations, from NSW’s forest towns of Bega, Urunga, Mullumbimby, Ulladulla, Newcastle and Armidale to the capital cities of Brisbane, Sydney, Adelaide, Canberra, Melbourne and Hobart.’
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