Brown Mt. Expert Witness Reports

> Aquatic Biological Survey Report by Robert B McCormack 7 December 2009 > Expert Witness Report for the Spotted-tailed Quoll Dasyurus maculates by Dr Chris Belcher December 2009 > Report on Sooty Owls and Powerful Owls for the Supreme Court proceeding number 8547 of 2009 – Environment East Gippsland v Vicforests by Rohan Bilney December …

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EEG. v. VicForests Affidavits

Affidavits filed by the Plaintiff > Affidavit of Vanessa Elizabeth Bleyer 24 August 2009 > Affidavit of Andrew Stephen Lincoln 24 August 2009 > Affidavit of Eliza Marie Poole 24 August 2009 > Affidavit of Jill Redwood 28 August 2009 > Second Affidavit of Vanessa Elizabeth Bleyer 31 August 2009 > Third Affidavit of Vanessa …

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Brown Mt. Judgements

Win for forests in Supreme Court In a landmark decision today, 11 August 2010, the Supreme Court has found that the government has a responsibility to look for and protect endangered wildlife before logging in the contentious Brown Mountain forests of East Gippsland. EEG v VicForests Judgment 14 September 2010 To view the judgement > …

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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  

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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  

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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 …

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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 …

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$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 …

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Logging emits 4 times more carbon than bushfires

There’s 4 times more carbon loss from logging than bushfires. This is from new research presented to the World Parks Congress in Sydney this week from ANU scientist Dr Heather Keith. “In a [logged] forest, the amount of carbon stored in the regrowth …, plus wood products and landfill, is about half that stored in …

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Montana Mill – FSC

MONTANA mill at Nowa Nowa employs up to 8 people. They produce sawn timber, floor boards, recycle some timber and supply durable timbers for heavy construction like wharves and bridges. They also have mountains of docked firewood and rely on ‘waste’ to sell as woodchips. They have a Montrose office and mill near Melbourne as …

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