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2010 Letter Catherine Tanna, QGC to Anna Bligh, Qld Premier
Official documents have a habit of being removed from the internet or moved onto different locations on government websites so we publish the 2010...
Crime & Misconduct Commission assess Coal Seam Gas complaints
Crime and Misconduct Commission (CMC) media release from 2013 concerning their assessment of complaints of official misconduct relating to the approval process of two...
Koalas & Great Koala National Park: NSW Election 2023
Some good news today ... ALP committed to establish a Great Koala National Park on the mid-north coast, NSW if elected to govern in...
Knitting Nanna blocks saw mill & stops logging trucks
January 19, 2023 - At 5am in the morning a Knitting Nanna, Sharyn O’Dell, took action for the future of her children and grandchildren. Before...
Out of control Forestry Corporation caught destroying more Koala habitat
The Land and Environment Court’s decision to fine NSW Forestry Corporation for destroying koala habitat at Cattle Creek near Coffs Harbour in July 2022...
National Parks Association says “it’s time to transition our dying native timber industry”
National Parks Association of NSW says "it's time to transition our dying native timber industry into sustainable plantation timber". NPA is aware of the...
Lola Koala’s diary from high in a tallow wood tree in the Bulga Forest
Lola Koala is sitting high in a native tallow-wood tree inside an area to be logged in the Bulga Forest on the NSW mid-north...
NSW Forestry Corp fines exceed $1,000,000 since 2019 fires
Forestry Corporation of NSW has a long history of fines from the Environmental Protection Authority. Either the workplace culture at Forestry Corporation is toxic,...
Forest activists arrested in Bulga State ForestÂ
09 January 2023 - NSW Forestry Corporation had their plans to destroy native forests at Bulga temporarily delayed by the selfless actions of forest...
Koalas, Logging & Bushfires in State Forests: NSW Election 2023
Native forestry in NSW is directly costing NSW residents $441 per hectare of forest that is destroyed. The hardwood that is harvested from public...