11 September, 2016

Public pressure brings national park a step closer

A few months ago, thousands of people in Australian Conservation Foundation community emailed the Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews asking him to create the Great Forest National Park.

Thanks so much for speaking out!

He listened. He has just publicly announced he will support the Forest Industry Taskforce process to continue.

For more than six months I’ve been locked in negotiations over the future of Victoria’s forests with fellow conservationists and people from the union and logging industries.

The process hasn’t been easy. More than once we nearly walked out. But we’ve just managed to land a historic ‘Statement of Intent.’

Read the Australian Conservation Foundation report - “The Great Forest National Park is one step closer.”

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