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The Central Highlands of Victoria are home to the world's tallest flowering plants, the Mountain Ash, and one of Australia's most endangered mammals, the Leadbeater's Possum. Both are threatened by ongoing clear-felling and bushfires.
"Victorian governments have never seriously advertised the fact that, within 1.5 hours from the MCG, you can find the world’s tallest flowering plants and some of the most stunningly beautiful environments on the Australian continent."
Wanton Destruction of Ancient Trees
Wednesday 13th March 2013
Media Release Wanton Destruction of Ancient Trees The giant forests of Mount Jersey in East Gippsland have once again become the centre of protest actions today. A conservationist is suspended in a tree sit, 30 metres high, above an intricate web of cables, halting four logging machines from working in the second of four scheduled old growth logging areas at Mt Jersey. Home of the Long Footed Potoroo, and classed as a rich bird site, the second of the four logging areas is now under immediate threat from the chainsaw blade. Since November last year, local conservationists have been measuring the girth of the stumps in the recently completed logging areas in Mount Jersey. One conservationist, John Flynn stated “We are sickened by the absolute wanton destruction. We measured the circumference of the stumps that remained after the clearfell logging, and they ranged from 7.15m, to 10.9m. These trees where enormous giants.” The area of old growth forest to be cleared in Mount Jersey totals 116 hectares – which is equivalent to 58 football fields. Previously, these forest areas were designated as Special Management Zones, but became part of the 2,507 hectares of public forests made available to the logging industry in August last year. According to the DSE, the legal maximum circumference of trees is a colossal 12.4 metres. “It is an irrational use of our precious natural resources for trees this large to be cut down, and sent to Nippons woodchip pile, to be exported to Japan for paper products” concluded Jo Edwards, spokesperson for the Goongerah Environment Centre. Protests are expected to continue
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