Native Species Protection in Logging Areas [Question Time]
This question was asked on 14/10/2014. You can see the original contribution here. Mr DAVID SHOEBRIDGE: My question without notice is directed to the Hon. Duncan Gay, representing the Minister for...
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Greens Back Koala National Park, But Koalas Need Protection Across The State
Greens NSW MP and Spokesperson for the Environment, Dr Mehreen Faruqi has backed the proposed Koala National Park on the Mid-North Coast but called for a more holistic approach to protecting koalas...
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Native forest logging loses $495 a hectare, let’s protect our forests for the...
Logging in the state forests has cost NSW more than $43 million over the past three years – money that would be better spent promoting tourism in the regions, according to the Greens. Each hectare...
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Sawmill owners ‘forced’ to destroy Pilliga forest in NSW
After years of appalling environmental damage by Forestry Corporation, sawmillers from the Pilliga have joined with the Greens in calling for a buyout of Forestry Corporation’s unsustainable and...
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Protecting our forests for the future
Logging in the state forests has cost NSW more than $43 million over the past three years – money that would be better spent promoting tourism in the regions. Each hectare felled costs NSW taxpayers...
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8 long years of logging
Aerial shots of Glenbog State Forest tracked through GoogleMaps show the extent of the devastation from NSW Forestry Corporation’s native forest logging. Glenbog provides important habitat for many...
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Crucial South East Forests protected after years of campaigning
In a significant win for forests, and as a direct result of years of campaigning by forest protectors, 12,000 hectares of South Coast Forests in Murrah, Mumballa and Tanja State Forests are to be...
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Media release: Native Forest Logging is pennies for pulp
Figures obtained by NSW Greens MP David Shoebridge show that native forest logging is expensive, destructive and should be abandoned in favour of protection of native forests, and focus on a...
View ArticleMedia release: Logging while NSW burns
Images have emerged which show continued logging operations in NSW native forests by Forestry Corporation contractors despite the threat of bushfires around the state. Locals have expressed concern at...
View ArticleMedia release: Millions of taxpayer dollars being spent propping up damaging...
20 April 2020 The NSW Government is handing Forestry Corporation $46 million from its $100 million regional grant scheme and there are fears it will lead to a surge in native forest logging. While some...
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