LEST WE FORGET

Rob Buttrose, Port Melbourne, The Age (letter), 8/11/2002

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Whether it is just politically expedient or not, the State Government's decision to protect the Otways and Wombat state forests is a win for the environment and the community.

We must not forget, however, the thousands of people who campaigned long and hard over many years on this issue, vilified and harassed by timber workers and police for their trouble.

I was not one of them, but I salute their efforts.