Arghhhhh..... The Napthine government quietly handed control of Victorias western forests to states commercial logging business in one of its final acts before the election campaign. Just days before the caretaker period began on November 4, Agriculture Minister Peter Walsh transferred all commercial timber harvesting west of the Hume Highway to VicForests. That means it will no longer be managed by the Department of Environment and Primary Industries (DEPI). The ramifications of the move are unclear, although the Victorian National Parks Association claims it represents a secret attempt to introduce industrial-scale logging in high-conservation-value areas previously off limits. Read more: theage.au/victoria/victoria-state-election-2014/vicforests-given-control-of-commercial-logging-before-state-election-campaign-20141124-11sr5m.html#ixzz3K1klPRLe
Posted on: Mon, 24 Nov 2014 22:22:07 +0000
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