Historic outcomes of the 'Possums Case'
27 May 2020
"The Rubicon Forest Protection Group welcomes the judgement of Justice Mortimer in the Possums Case, announced today", Mr Ken Deacon, convenor of the RFPG, said today.
RFPG welcomes State Parliamentary Inquiry into Ecosystem Decline
14 May 2020
“The Rubicon Forest Protection Group welcomes the establishment of the Parliamentary Inquiry into Ecosystem Decline in Victoria” Mr Ken Deacon, Convenor of the group, said today.
VicForests logging in Snobs 13: a case study in non-compliance
Rubicon Forest
Sunday 19 April, 2020
“VicForests is desperate to fulfil the Government’s log supply commitments notwithstanding the devastation wrought on the Rubicon Forest through over-logging, plus the 2009 fires, plus the ongoing risks of further fires, and climate change.” Ken Deacon, Convenor of the Rubicon Forest Protection Group said today.
“It is clear that fulfilling those log supply contracts is not compatible with good faith compliance with the regulatory regime governing Victoria’s state forests” Mr Deacon said.
VicForests announces new bureaucratic trick to avoid scrutiny; RFPG declares it illegal
"VicForests' new arrangements for advising coupe schedules and maps to stakeholder is clearly aimed at preventing stakeholders from independently assessing coupe plans ahead of harvesting" Nick Legge, of the Rubicon Forest Protection Group, said today.
Five Actions Now!
Rubicon Forest Protection Group
Media Release
Monday 30 March 2020
"The Rubicon Forest Protection Group today issues a Five Actions Challenge to the State Government”, Ken Deacon, Convenor of the Rubicon Forest Protection Group said today.
Andrews' logging announcement a pea and thimble trick
Those of us fighting to save what remains of the mountain forests in Victoria’s Central Highlands were set to celebrate Premier Dan Andrews’ announcement of an end to native forest logging in 2030 – until we studied the detail.
From Nick Legge in The Age on 13 Nov 2019. More here.
Discovery of Leadbeaters Possums on Blue Range
Three Leadbeaters possums have been detected along Parks Road in the northern end of the Blue Range in the Rubicon State Forest. These, the first recorded sightings (here) of the critically endangered Leadbeater’s Possum, Victoria’s fauna emblem on the Blue Range, were announced last week by WOTCH, Wildlife of the Central Highlands, an organisation of citizen scientists.
VicForests faces new audit for FSC accreditation
SCS Global Services (FSC-accredited certification body based in California) has issued an open invitation for stakeholder input regarding VicForests' application for endorsement under the FSC Controlled Wood Standard for Forest Management Enterprises.
One minute to midnight
Graphic presentation prepared (June 2019) by Dr Nick Legge on the devastation being wrought by over-logging in the Central Highlands of Victoria and in particular the Rubicon Forest.
Two cheers for Minister's decision to abandon draft revision of the Code governing logging in Victoria's native forests
The Rubicon Forest Protection Group welcomes Minister D'Ambrosio's decision to abandon the draft revision of the Code of Forest Practice following a storm of protest from a wide range of forest conservation groups.