KinglakeForest
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Advocating for the protection of native forests in Victoria. Please sign our petition to end unscientific planned burns!
https://www.change.org/p/stop-broadscale-burning-of-native-forest?fbclid=IwAR3tGhvpEBb6xsLzMeJoXmpmZ6nJTgZJ3m5lPlb5bSrry45LQLjfiPgCgu8
https://www.change.org/p/stop-broadscale-burning-of-native-forest?fbclid=IwAR3tGhvpEBb6xsLzMeJoXmpmZ6nJTgZJ3m5lPlb5bSrry45LQLjfiPgCgu8
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Even the mildest of fires can take out hollow-bearing trees, which are absolutely crucial for wildlife.
Another victim of Forest Fire Management Victoria and its burn- baby-burn ethos.
Another victim of Forest Fire Management Victoria and its burn- baby-burn ethos.
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Whilst three Tingle blocks were removed from the prescribed burn plan just before Christmas, some Tingles remain in the firing line.
January 14, 2026 at 7:47 AM
Whilst three Tingle blocks were removed from the prescribed burn plan just before Christmas, some Tingles remain in the firing line.
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Check out the great Age article by Bianca Hall on the ongoing disgraceful salvage logging in the newly declared Wombat Lerderderg National Park... www.theage.com.au/environment/...
Fresh logs piled high in Wombat State Forest revive concern about removing fallen trees
The forest will become a national park next year, but contractors are now removing more timber from the forest than before the ban on commercial native logging.
www.theage.com.au
January 14, 2026 at 4:35 AM
Check out the great Age article by Bianca Hall on the ongoing disgraceful salvage logging in the newly declared Wombat Lerderderg National Park... www.theage.com.au/environment/...
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Stepping down before the decision was made to uninvite Randa Abdel-Fattah might, perhaps, have been honourable. Stepping down after the decision, after all the damage it’s precipitated, and leaving it up to someone else to clean up the mess and try to salvage the wider festival is deeply shameful.
Adelaide Festival is done - and the rest of the board has stepped down
January 13, 2026 at 4:10 AM
Stepping down before the decision was made to uninvite Randa Abdel-Fattah might, perhaps, have been honourable. Stepping down after the decision, after all the damage it’s precipitated, and leaving it up to someone else to clean up the mess and try to salvage the wider festival is deeply shameful.
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Awful to see Kinglake and Marysville in the list 💔
Victoria Emergency Warning
Leave Immediately
16:51
Break O'Day
Buxton
Clonbinane
Devlin Bridge
Flowerdale
Glenburn
Kinglake
Kinglake Central
Kinglake West
Marysville
Murrindindi
Rubicon
Taggerty
Toolangi
Woodbourne
Fire south towards Taggerty and Buxton
A wind change is expected 20:00
Leave Immediately
16:51
Break O'Day
Buxton
Clonbinane
Devlin Bridge
Flowerdale
Glenburn
Kinglake
Kinglake Central
Kinglake West
Marysville
Murrindindi
Rubicon
Taggerty
Toolangi
Woodbourne
Fire south towards Taggerty and Buxton
A wind change is expected 20:00
January 9, 2026 at 5:56 AM
Awful to see Kinglake and Marysville in the list 💔
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This is just a beautiful and incredibly moving tribute to a loving relationship from Adam Zwar about his beloved Amanda. Take the time to read it.
If there is an eternity, I will be looking for you throughout it www.smh.com.au/culture/tv-a...
If there is an eternity, I will be looking for you throughout it www.smh.com.au/culture/tv-a...
If there is an eternity, I will be looking for you throughout it
Acclaimed writer/director Amanda Brotchie, best known for The Letdown, Gentleman Jack, and Lowdown, starring her husband Adam Zwar, died of cancer last month aged 55. Here, Zwar delivers his tribute t...
www.smh.com.au
January 9, 2026 at 8:48 AM
This is just a beautiful and incredibly moving tribute to a loving relationship from Adam Zwar about his beloved Amanda. Take the time to read it.
If there is an eternity, I will be looking for you throughout it www.smh.com.au/culture/tv-a...
If there is an eternity, I will be looking for you throughout it www.smh.com.au/culture/tv-a...
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A growing body of evidence suggests timber certification schemes aimed at minimising damage to the environment in Australia could be failing to protect forests.
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
Sustainable timber certification under fire
Questions are being raised about sustainable timber certification in Australia.
www.abc.net.au
January 5, 2026 at 12:47 AM
A growing body of evidence suggests timber certification schemes aimed at minimising damage to the environment in Australia could be failing to protect forests.
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
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Well, this didn't last long.
As we stagger into the second day of 2026, I'm okay with this:
January 3, 2026 at 8:13 AM
Well, this didn't last long.
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Saw (almost stepped on) this beautiful tiger snake sunning itself by the side of the track in Toolangi forest today. Happy end of 2025, everyone
December 31, 2025 at 6:42 AM
Saw (almost stepped on) this beautiful tiger snake sunning itself by the side of the track in Toolangi forest today. Happy end of 2025, everyone
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Elders on WA's south coast say they tried to warn the state government about unregistered cultural sites in the path of a prescribed burn, but the burn went ahead anyway.
Noongar elders say sacred site warnings were ignored before WA burn
Elders on WA's south coast say they tried to warn the state government about unregistered cultural sites in the path of a prescribed burn, but the burn went ahead anyway.
www.abc.net.au
December 29, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Elders on WA's south coast say they tried to warn the state government about unregistered cultural sites in the path of a prescribed burn, but the burn went ahead anyway.
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Stylidium graminifolium, the grass triggerplant-Dandenong Ranges, Victoria.
December 29, 2025 at 5:42 AM
Stylidium graminifolium, the grass triggerplant-Dandenong Ranges, Victoria.
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A tale of corporate greed, disregard for the law and the environment we all rely on
Silent governments, uncomplaining consumers and passive voters
And you may be wondering why public trust in Australian institutions and society is plummeting - as our environment and climate sharply deteriorates
Silent governments, uncomplaining consumers and passive voters
And you may be wondering why public trust in Australian institutions and society is plummeting - as our environment and climate sharply deteriorates
December 26, 2025 at 10:04 PM
A tale of corporate greed, disregard for the law and the environment we all rely on
Silent governments, uncomplaining consumers and passive voters
And you may be wondering why public trust in Australian institutions and society is plummeting - as our environment and climate sharply deteriorates
Silent governments, uncomplaining consumers and passive voters
And you may be wondering why public trust in Australian institutions and society is plummeting - as our environment and climate sharply deteriorates
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The rape of Wombat State Park, designated National Park is ongoing since the govt. announced the ‘end of native forest logging’. Names just changed. Salvage, fire mitigation, storm recovery. Logging by stealth, ecology destroying
#nature #forest #environment #auspol
www.smh.com.au/environment/...
#nature #forest #environment #auspol
www.smh.com.au/environment/...
Fresh logs piled high in Wombat State Forest revive concern about removing fallen trees
The forest will become a national park next year, but contractors are now removing more timber from the forest than before the ban on commercial native logging.
www.smh.com.au
December 26, 2025 at 10:55 AM
The rape of Wombat State Park, designated National Park is ongoing since the govt. announced the ‘end of native forest logging’. Names just changed. Salvage, fire mitigation, storm recovery. Logging by stealth, ecology destroying
#nature #forest #environment #auspol
www.smh.com.au/environment/...
#nature #forest #environment #auspol
www.smh.com.au/environment/...
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Congratulations to the WA Mt Clare Tingle Community Blockade. Keep protestin' it CAN make a difference. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
Plans to burn rare forest abandoned after man camps in tree for six nights
The WA government abandons plans to burn a parcel of forest that is home to a species of rare tree after a 70-year-old man spent six nights living in the canopy.
www.abc.net.au
December 24, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Congratulations to the WA Mt Clare Tingle Community Blockade. Keep protestin' it CAN make a difference. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
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www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12... 🙏 to those brave man it’s what we must do to save ecosystems from govts 🇦🇺
Plans to burn rare forest abandoned after man camps in tree for six nights
The WA government abandons plans to burn a parcel of forest that is home to a species of rare tree after a 70-year-old man spent six nights living in the canopy.
www.abc.net.au
December 23, 2025 at 10:29 AM
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12... 🙏 to those brave man it’s what we must do to save ecosystems from govts 🇦🇺
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Plans to burn red tingle trees temporarily suspended following treetop #protest
Red tingles can live for more than 500 years and reach heights of 75 metres, and only grow in #Western_Australia famed Valley of the Giants
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
Red tingles can live for more than 500 years and reach heights of 75 metres, and only grow in #Western_Australia famed Valley of the Giants
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
Plans to burn rare forest abandoned after man camps in tree for six nights
The WA government abandons plans to burn a parcel of forest that is home to a species of rare tree after a 70-year-old man spent six nights living in the canopy.
www.abc.net.au
December 23, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Plans to burn red tingle trees temporarily suspended following treetop #protest
Red tingles can live for more than 500 years and reach heights of 75 metres, and only grow in #Western_Australia famed Valley of the Giants
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
Red tingles can live for more than 500 years and reach heights of 75 metres, and only grow in #Western_Australia famed Valley of the Giants
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
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This is a surgical dismantling of yet another dumb Matt Yglesias argument by a former clean energy exec and current Representative. This is the sort of thing that should make people stop listening to people like Yglesias.
Read the whole thing.
Read the whole thing.
This Yglesias piece in the NYT is horrifically bad. Almost every "fact" it cites is provably false. At best it is cocktail party banter from a pundit who knows nothing of energy. At worst, it was cut/paste from oil industry talking points. So, a rebuttal: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/o...
Opinion | Obama Supported It. The Left in Canada and Norway Does. Why Don’t Democrats?
www.nytimes.com
December 20, 2025 at 6:14 PM
This is a surgical dismantling of yet another dumb Matt Yglesias argument by a former clean energy exec and current Representative. This is the sort of thing that should make people stop listening to people like Yglesias.
Read the whole thing.
Read the whole thing.
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A Christmas present to Victoria's Forests... become a FOREST CHAMPION and donate monthly to the VFA! 🌳🐦
Right now, every monthly donation is matched, so your support goes twice as far.
➡ www.victorianforestalliance.org.au/donate
Join the people powering forest protection in Victoria.
Right now, every monthly donation is matched, so your support goes twice as far.
➡ www.victorianforestalliance.org.au/donate
Join the people powering forest protection in Victoria.
December 14, 2025 at 11:14 PM
A Christmas present to Victoria's Forests... become a FOREST CHAMPION and donate monthly to the VFA! 🌳🐦
Right now, every monthly donation is matched, so your support goes twice as far.
➡ www.victorianforestalliance.org.au/donate
Join the people powering forest protection in Victoria.
Right now, every monthly donation is matched, so your support goes twice as far.
➡ www.victorianforestalliance.org.au/donate
Join the people powering forest protection in Victoria.
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'The Forest' by contemporary German artist Katja Lang #WomensArt #ArtAdvent
December 13, 2025 at 6:21 AM
'The Forest' by contemporary German artist Katja Lang #WomensArt #ArtAdvent
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What do Australia’s new nature laws mean for native forests? The reforms closed a loophole that stopped legal scrutiny of logging. But we need the full detail.
Australia has new laws to protect nature. Do they signal an end to native forest logging?
theconversation.com
December 8, 2025 at 11:06 AM
What do Australia’s new nature laws mean for native forests? The reforms closed a loophole that stopped legal scrutiny of logging. But we need the full detail.
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LOL (but accurate) ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxRB...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxRB...
Honest Government Ad | Social Media Ban
YouTube video by thejuicemedia
www.youtube.com
December 8, 2025 at 3:33 AM
LOL (but accurate) ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxRB...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxRB...
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December 7, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Even the mildest of fires can take out hollow-bearing trees, which are absolutely crucial for wildlife.
Another victim of Forest Fire Management Victoria and its burn- baby-burn ethos.
Another victim of Forest Fire Management Victoria and its burn- baby-burn ethos.
December 7, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Even the mildest of fires can take out hollow-bearing trees, which are absolutely crucial for wildlife.
Another victim of Forest Fire Management Victoria and its burn- baby-burn ethos.
Another victim of Forest Fire Management Victoria and its burn- baby-burn ethos.
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The Victorian Forest Alliance has a new monthly giving program — the VFA Forest Champions — to build a strong, sustainable base of support for our forests. 🌳🐦
Right now, every monthly donation is matched, so your support goes twice as far.
➡ www.victorianforestalliance.org.au/donate
Right now, every monthly donation is matched, so your support goes twice as far.
➡ www.victorianforestalliance.org.au/donate
December 6, 2025 at 1:31 AM
The Victorian Forest Alliance has a new monthly giving program — the VFA Forest Champions — to build a strong, sustainable base of support for our forests. 🌳🐦
Right now, every monthly donation is matched, so your support goes twice as far.
➡ www.victorianforestalliance.org.au/donate
Right now, every monthly donation is matched, so your support goes twice as far.
➡ www.victorianforestalliance.org.au/donate
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For Labor, climate change is not a horrifying threat to our children but an economic impediment to be managed at the pleasure of the big end of town, not least the fossil fuel and woodchip corporations.
Free to read
#auspol
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/share/22234/...
Free to read
#auspol
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/share/22234/...
Watt reforms leave door wide open to environmental carnage
ANALYSIS: Murray Watt’s environmental reforms will do little to protect the environment and a lot to benefit big business.
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au
December 5, 2025 at 6:31 PM
For Labor, climate change is not a horrifying threat to our children but an economic impediment to be managed at the pleasure of the big end of town, not least the fossil fuel and woodchip corporations.
Free to read
#auspol
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/share/22234/...
Free to read
#auspol
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/share/22234/...