EEG v VicForests Transcripts
Download Transcripts (PDF) Below > Day 1 > Day 2 morning> Day 2 afternoon> Day 3 Viewing> Day 4 morning> Day 4 afternoon> Day 5> Day 6> Day 7> Day 8> Day 9> Day 10> Day 11> Day 12> Day 12 Amendments> Day 13> Final Orders
EEG v VicForests Final Submissions
Summing Up! Final Orders To view Judge Osborn’s Final Orders 14 th September 2010 > click here Final submissions filed by the Plaintiff – E.E.G. To view submission 1 > click here To view submission 2 > click here Final submissions filed by the Defendant – VicForests. To view the submission > click here
EEG v VicForests Court Documents
Day Contains Transcript Page Report – Affidavit Day 1 – 01.03.2010 Opening address for the Plaintiff (Environment East Gippsland) by Debbie Mortimer SC > Day 1 Page 2 Day 2 AM – 02.03.2010 EEG opening address continues > Day 2 morning Page 67 Opening address for the Defendant (VicForests) by Ian Waller …
EEG v VicForests In Court
The Brown Mountain landmark trial has concluded in the Supreme Court on Thursday 25th March – after a 16 day trial. Justice Osborn has reserved his decision. It could take anywhere from one month to six months to hand down a finding, but of course we are hoping sooner. The four week trial has been …
Myth-busters
One method the planet exploiters, like VicForests employ to justify their carnage, is to feed the masses utter bullshit dressed up as ‘facts’. They have their own definitions and interpretations that are very different to what most of us understand and in fact see. Here’s a sample of their spin doctoring and twisted facts they …
Salinity levels continue to cause concern for Gippsland Lakes
Rising salinity levels in the world-renowned Gippsland Lakes is putting the wetlands at risk, with a recent government report acknowledging it did not know the long-term risks of the problem. Salinity levels have risen dramatically in recent years, threatening the ecosystem. The shoreline has been eroded and vegetation and fish species are dying. In an …
Scratching lyrebirds create forest firebreaks
Australia’s superb lyrebird clears litter and seedlings from the forest floor, reducing the likelihood and intensity of bushfires, new research suggests. The birds’ activity also preserves their preferred habitat of an open forest floor, says fire ecologist, Dr Steve Leonard of La Trobe University . “They’re reducing fuel by their foraging,” he says. “Our hypothesis …
$270 M Annual Victorian Native Forest Logging Subsidies
In 2013-14 MyEnvironment requested an IBAC review of Victorian Auditor General’s Office audit ‘Managing Victoria’s Native Forest Timber Resources’ on the following grounds: In 2013, the Victorian Auditor General’s Office made the following statement: “ VicForests does not receive any government subsidies ” yet this paper shows that VicForests receives annual subsidies of approximately …
Mallee birds extinct in 20 years: government policy to blame
The Victorian Government stands accused of all but guaranteeing the extinction of threatened Mallee birds as a consequence of its bushfire prevention policy. The Mallee emu-wren, in particular, is just one fire away from being wiped from the planet. The claim is made in a new report from Birdlife Australia, being tabled this weekend at …