Central West Parks
@savewombatforest.bsky.social
A page dedicated to the fight to protect Wombat State Forest and see its permanent protection as a National Park for future generations.
Loophole Logging continues by @ffmv.bsky.social above the Loddon River at Lyonville Springs. Huge damage to a riparian area in an area of forest almost 5 years into recovery. All this in an area soon to be declared a National Park. @stevedimopoulos.bsky.social please call time on this now!
February 9, 2026 at 9:33 AM
Loophole Logging continues by @ffmv.bsky.social above the Loddon River at Lyonville Springs. Huge damage to a riparian area in an area of forest almost 5 years into recovery. All this in an area soon to be declared a National Park. @stevedimopoulos.bsky.social please call time on this now!
A good little article on the gross negligence and ongoing environmental damage to the Wombat Lerderderg National Park from Prof. David Lindenmayer... johnmenadue.com/post/2026/02...
Why ‘salvage logging’ undermines a promise to end native forest logging
Despite announcing an end to native forest logging, destructive logging practices continue in Victoria under the guise of firebreaks and post-storm debris removal – with serious consequences for biodi...
johnmenadue.com
February 2, 2026 at 1:16 AM
A good little article on the gross negligence and ongoing environmental damage to the Wombat Lerderderg National Park from Prof. David Lindenmayer... johnmenadue.com/post/2026/02...
Still no mention of the elevated fine fuels created by the salvage logging in Wombat or any other area where salvage has taken place?
January 23, 2026 at 12:43 AM
Still no mention of the elevated fine fuels created by the salvage logging in Wombat or any other area where salvage has taken place?
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/...
I highly doubt the forest wars are over but let's hope these Parks are a little bit closer and push the loggers a bit further away... www.theage.com.au/environment/...
As Victoria unveils ‘last national parks’, are the forest wars over?
She tried to drive away from men wielding chainsaws in a forest coupe. But that was only the beginning.
www.theage.com.au
November 1, 2025 at 8:25 PM
I highly doubt the forest wars are over but let's hope these Parks are a little bit closer and push the loggers a bit further away... www.theage.com.au/environment/...
Thanks for sharing
September 17, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Thanks for sharing
A great article on the importance of fallen logs and their role in forest ecology. This is the sort of science that should be conducted on the windthrow in Wombat. The damage from the salvage logging far exceeds the benefit. www.scientificamerican.com/article/dead...
He’s Spent 40 Years Studying Dead Trees—Here’s What He’s Found
Forest ecologist Mark Harmon has been exhaustively examining dead logs for 40 years, and he’s found a complex world few people see
www.scientificamerican.com
September 17, 2025 at 9:04 PM
A great article on the importance of fallen logs and their role in forest ecology. This is the sort of science that should be conducted on the windthrow in Wombat. The damage from the salvage logging far exceeds the benefit. www.scientificamerican.com/article/dead...
Great to see that this legislation has finally been tabled. It doesn't stop here though - now we need to see that our Parks are properly funded and resourced. Let's hope this legislation sails through...
September 10, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Great to see that this legislation has finally been tabled. It doesn't stop here though - now we need to see that our Parks are properly funded and resourced. Let's hope this legislation sails through...
I look forward to seeing your plot selection. "Go well" - looks like you and Pete have been spending a lot of time together.
September 3, 2025 at 10:23 PM
I look forward to seeing your plot selection. "Go well" - looks like you and Pete have been spending a lot of time together.
Lets see what you come up with. Independent funds? - anything further you can share there?
September 3, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Lets see what you come up with. Independent funds? - anything further you can share there?
Why do you never mention the fine fuels created by the processing of logs Tom? Or the compaction of soils that then lead to increased runoff and limit rain water penetration. I have never seen you examine this in any of your work.
September 3, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Why do you never mention the fine fuels created by the processing of logs Tom? Or the compaction of soils that then lead to increased runoff and limit rain water penetration. I have never seen you examine this in any of your work.
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It is a disgrace. This is happening in the promised Wombat-Lerderderg National Park. It is impossible that this amount of timber removal of fallen trees is for reduction of fire risk – perhaps we should completely clear the forest to eliminate any risk of a bushfire.
June 19, 2025 at 2:07 AM
It is a disgrace. This is happening in the promised Wombat-Lerderderg National Park. It is impossible that this amount of timber removal of fallen trees is for reduction of fire risk – perhaps we should completely clear the forest to eliminate any risk of a bushfire.
If it looks like a duck; walks like a duck; quacks like a duck. but it's not logging? if it's logged by a logger; loaded by a log loader; sorted at a log yard then delivered 2 a logging mill. Ya'd reckon it's logging. Nah. People are getting pretty sick of being gaslit.
June 19, 2025 at 12:08 PM
If it looks like a duck; walks like a duck; quacks like a duck. but it's not logging? if it's logged by a logger; loaded by a log loader; sorted at a log yard then delivered 2 a logging mill. Ya'd reckon it's logging. Nah. People are getting pretty sick of being gaslit.
Thanks for the offer to meet - I appreciate you reaching out. At this stage, I don’t see a meeting as the most productive or necessary step, so I’ll respectfully decline for now.
I’ll stay in touch if circumstances change or if there’s a clearer purpose for a conversation.
I’ll stay in touch if circumstances change or if there’s a clearer purpose for a conversation.
June 13, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Thanks for the offer to meet - I appreciate you reaching out. At this stage, I don’t see a meeting as the most productive or necessary step, so I’ll respectfully decline for now.
I’ll stay in touch if circumstances change or if there’s a clearer purpose for a conversation.
I’ll stay in touch if circumstances change or if there’s a clearer purpose for a conversation.
Pretty clear that the papers conclusion "Thinning is not warranted as a routine fuel management method when previously logged forests transition into conservation tenure." likely indicates a long bow being drawn there Tom.
June 13, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Pretty clear that the papers conclusion "Thinning is not warranted as a routine fuel management method when previously logged forests transition into conservation tenure." likely indicates a long bow being drawn there Tom.
They axed VicForests, but the bulldozers are still rolling. Wombat Forest is being trashed under the guise of “salvage”. This is public land, not a free-for-all. Stop the lies. Stop the logging. Legislate the park. #StopTheSalvage #WombatForest #VicGovFail
#StopTheSalvage #ParksNotProfits
#StopTheSalvage #ParksNotProfits
June 4, 2025 at 10:23 PM
They axed VicForests, but the bulldozers are still rolling. Wombat Forest is being trashed under the guise of “salvage”. This is public land, not a free-for-all. Stop the lies. Stop the logging. Legislate the park. #StopTheSalvage #WombatForest #VicGovFail
#StopTheSalvage #ParksNotProfits
#StopTheSalvage #ParksNotProfits
More on the exploitation of the Wombat. Those that enabled this destruction should hang their heads in shame. midlandexpress.com.au/latest-news/...
April 26, 2025 at 10:23 PM
More on the exploitation of the Wombat. Those that enabled this destruction should hang their heads in shame. midlandexpress.com.au/latest-news/...
Ok. No problem. Have a good break and congrats on the new addition.
January 29, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Ok. No problem. Have a good break and congrats on the new addition.
Thanks. Let me know a time that would work for you. Do you still have my number? If not I can PM it through.
January 29, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Thanks. Let me know a time that would work for you. Do you still have my number? If not I can PM it through.
Would you consider meeting for a coffee at some stage to discuss?
January 29, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Would you consider meeting for a coffee at some stage to discuss?
... interested in your reply as to why this wasn't considered. Thanks.
January 29, 2025 at 8:18 PM
... interested in your reply as to why this wasn't considered. Thanks.
...that the areas that have been treated provide several potential assessment sites far smaller in size than the areas assessed by you and your team for windthrow. It would be really good to get some insight as to why this couldn't or hasnt been done. Im not trying to bait you but am genuinely...
January 29, 2025 at 8:18 PM
...that the areas that have been treated provide several potential assessment sites far smaller in size than the areas assessed by you and your team for windthrow. It would be really good to get some insight as to why this couldn't or hasnt been done. Im not trying to bait you but am genuinely...
...and these are in the form of two papers commissioned by DEECA. As a scientist - would it not be considered remiss to not evaluate the treatment impacts on the ecological values and possible increase of fine fuels? I am also troubled that you say this would have been a huge job. I would argue...
January 29, 2025 at 8:18 PM
...and these are in the form of two papers commissioned by DEECA. As a scientist - would it not be considered remiss to not evaluate the treatment impacts on the ecological values and possible increase of fine fuels? I am also troubled that you say this would have been a huge job. I would argue...
Tom - I thought about your response yesterday to my question regarding fine fuels from processing the windthrow and other negative impacts. I'm troubled by one aspect of your reply. To our knowledge the only work done justifying or responding to the windthrow was produced by you and Flare...
January 29, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Tom - I thought about your response yesterday to my question regarding fine fuels from processing the windthrow and other negative impacts. I'm troubled by one aspect of your reply. To our knowledge the only work done justifying or responding to the windthrow was produced by you and Flare...