Letters and Articles published on Forest Issues

From 9/9/98 to 6/2/99

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Title Date Author Published Comments
169 TROUBLE IN PARADISE 6/2/99 Geoff Strong The Age (article) Tempers rise as the trees fall.  Down in the Otway Ranges and along the nearby coast a battle is underway.
168 FOR THIS BAND OF GREENIES, VICTORY TASTES SO SWEET 31/1/99 Andrea Carson The Age (article) Protesters say they felt like captives in battle for Otways
167 DOUBT OVER STATE DEAL ON FORESTS 3/2/99 Claire Miller, Environment Reporter  The Age (article) Major legal issues revealed in RFA process; over 300 submissions made to inquiry
166 166 GOVERNMENT SHOULD NOT DEFEND WOODCHIPPING ROYALTIES 1/2/99 Peter Campbell Letter to the Age, not published Government misrepresents "debris" and woodchipping subsidies
165 JOBS GO, MILLS CLOSING: UNION 2/2/99 Claire Miller, Environment Reporter The Age (article) The CFMEU appears to have finally realised that woodchipping is bad for jobs
164 THE CHIPS ARE DOWN: BUILDER 2/2/99 Claire Miller, Environment Reporter The Age (article) Builder speaks to Senate enquiry on the lunacy of woodchipping rare Tasmanian timbers
163 FORESTS PACT A BLUEPRINT FOR NORTH-EAST  1/2/99 Philip Hopkins The Age (article) Summary of RFA; the official line; some economic data included; tourism is important
162 SELLING FORESTS FOR NEXT TO NOTHING 29/1/99 Philip Sutherland, Benalla The Age (letter) Low Government royalties on native forest woodchips cripples plantations and recycling
161 GOVERNMENT DEFENDS SALE OF CHEAP TIMBER 28/1/99 Claire Miller, Environment Reporter The Age (article p3) Government defends the indefensible - too close to the companies ?
160  WOODCHIP LUNACY 28/1/99 Michelle van Gerrevink, Goongerah The Age (And Another Thing)  Government charges to woodchip companies a disgrace
159 “WE ARE BEING HELD AGAINST OUR WILL.  WE ARE BEING HELD HOSTAGE”. 28/1/99 Otway Ranges Environment Network Inc Media Release  Otways forest protestors detained and harrassed by Timber workers - also see #157
158 NATIVE FORESTS SOLD FOR CENTS 27/1/99 Claire Miller, Environment Reporter The Age (article, p1&2) very low royalties on forests used for woodchips revealed; front page on the Age
157 ANTI-LOGGERS LOCKED IN BEHIND PICKETS 27/1/99 Andrea Carson, Workplace Reporter The Age (article, p2) CFMEU members picket to prevent forest protesters from leaving Otways forest
156 BEAM ME UP FOR TIMBER'S NEW ERA 27/1/99 Peter Spinks, Science Reporter The Age (article) Forest Products Laboratory in Melbourne cliams to turn mixed Eucalypt into veneers - more pressure on native forest logging may ensue . . .
155 REASONS FOR REJECTING RFA BILL 1998 14/1/99 Environment Victoria Update via letter What is wrong with RFAs
154 FINDING WAYS TO PUT THE PUNCH BACK INTO GREEN ISSUES 13/1/99 Claire Miller, Environment Reporter  The Age (article) How to convert public concern to political action & green policies
153 DECEPTION RULES IN SALE OF PRECIOUS FOREST  8/1/99 ANTHONY AMIS, Native Forest Network  The Age (letter) Excellent critique of the selling of Victorian forests
151&2 CONSERVATION 1 & 2 6/1/99 Melissa Jenkins, Niddrie & 
Cameron Pearson, Cheltenham
The Age (And Another Thing) If we keep cutting forests we will destroy our fragile ecology AND 
who was silly enough to believe the Coalition is green ?
149 SCIENTIFICALLY CREDIBLE FOREST RESERVES 18/12/98 Barrie Griffiths (NEFA)  Newcastle Herald, (Letter to the Editor) Support for scientific review of the NSW reserve decision, by 
independent panel of scientists - ensure the final Regional Forest 
Agreement is scientifically credible
148 NEW NATIONAL PARKS BEING LOGGED:
CARR ADOPTS TUCKEYS "MOBILE" NATIONAL PARK PROPOSAL
16/12/98 The Wilderness Society Media Release Tuckey trumpets "mobile National Park" model 
for forest "conservation" while  Carr government  implements it
147 'LES MIS' PLAYS AGAIN 7/12/98 Environment Victoria Media Release It's back to the barricades today in the Victorian forests
146 TOUGH-TALKING TUCKEY TELLS CARR: AXE YOUR NEW PARKS  4/12/98 James Woodford The Sydney Morning Herald Tuckey opposes the declaration of any further World heritage Areas and warns NSW new national parks are too big.
145 STOP THE VIOLENCE IN OUR FORESTS 3/12/98 Geraldine Ryan, Environment Victoria Forest Network Letter to The Age (not published) Protest against very ugly violence against forest activist
144 AXE ATTACK ON OTWAY'S CONSERVATIONISTS 1/12/1998 Otway Ranges Environment Network Media Release Very ugly violence against forest activist; no arrests made
143 DANGERS IN FOREST SELL-OFF  23/11/98 Ian G. Lyall, Geelong The Age (Letter) Foreign ownership of Victorian forests may compromise the environment
142 FOREST WARS; BLOCKADES ARE BACK 16/11/98 Georgina Wells The Northern Star (article) Blockades returning to the North East Forests
141 THE SHOCKING LOSS OF OUR FORESTS  25/11/98 T. N. Oslek, Richmond The Age (Your Say) Economic lunacy of selling of forests
140 STATE FORESTS SOLD TO US COMPANY FOR $550m 19/11/98 Sandra Mckay, State Political Reporter The Age (article) State Governement forest sell off
139 OUR GREENIE PREMIER 17/11/98 Noelleen Ward,  The Age (Your Say) Kennett not interested in the environment
138 STATE BID TO OVERTURN LOGGING RULING FAILS 24/10/98 Stephen Cauchi, Court Reporter
The Age (article)
The farcical nature of Government "management" of forests revealed
137 ALL IS NOT QUIET ON THE FOREST FRONT 10/10/98 Environment Victoria Media Release Protests continue in the Otways; woodchipping destroys tourism potential.
136 THOSE FORGOTTEN GREEN ISSUES 21/9/98 CHRIS OWENS, Lysterfield The Age (Your Say) Environment not a political issue any more
135 STRANGE VALUES 16/9/98 Diana Burleigh, South Melboume The Age (Your Say) Parks in museums make no sense
134 SAVE FOREST: RIVALS 16/9/98 Tim Winkler The Age (article) Conservationists & some loggers unite
 133 AMAZON FIRES THREATEN INTACT FOREST, INDIGENOUS PEOPLE 14/9/98 Diana Jean Schemo Rio De Janeiro The Age (article) Forest destruction in Brazil
132 ONE IN 10 TREE SPECIES FACING EXTINCTION, REPORT WARNS 27/8/98 Anon, Geneva The Age (article) Ten per cent of the world's known tree species faced extinction due to forest fires and clearing 
131 A TERRIBLE IRONY 12/9/98 Ruth Singer, Northcote The Age (Your Say) Criticises the proposed forest museum
130 REMEMBER THE GREENS ? 11/9/98 Phillip Toyne The Age (article) Environment now out of the political mainstream
128&9 THE REAL THING 1 & 2 11/9/98 Bek Mifsud, Bendigo & Julianne Bell, Parkville The Age (Your Say) We need to protect Goolengook, not put it in a museum  AND  hypocrisy of a museum rainforest while the real thing is detroyed
127 IT'S ALIVE!  GALLERY DRAWS LIFE FROM THE
FOREST PRIMEVAL
9/11/98 Karen Lyon, City Reporter The Age (article) A Melbourne exhibition for our forests that are being destroyed . . .
126 INDOOR FOREST PLAN A WORLD FIRST  9/9/98 Kylie Hansens, major projects reporter Herald Sun (Article) A Melbourne exhibition for our forests that are being destroyed . . .

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