New South Wales Media Releases
- Local student wins NSW state Red Gum competition - October 28, 2008
- Red Gum Police attempt to ‘arrest’ NSW Minister Ian Macdonald - October 23, 2008
- Independent report slams Soviet-style mismanagement of Red Gum forests - October 20, 2008
- The Wilderness Society’s River Red Gum day of action - October 13, 2008
- Time for Rees to show he’s no Iemma - October 01, 2008
- Green light for WildEndurance 2009 - September 10, 2008
- New NSW Minister needs to stop red gum firesale - September 12, 2008
- Toorale station purchase welcomed - September 11, 2008
- NSW drovers rally to save historic travelling stock routes - August 27, 2008
- Big Red Fire Engine Delivers Urgent Message: Protect River Red Gum Forests - August 15, 2008
A student from St Anne’s Public School in North Albury wins first prize in a NSW statewide River Red Gum Colouring Competition.
A squad of Red Gum Police from The Wilderness Society have today attempted to ‘arrest’ the NSW Minister for Primary Industries, Ian Macdonald, for allowing the illegal logging of the River Red Gum Forests.
A new report into the economics of NSW’s River Red Gum timber industry has found it is being subsidised by taxpayers while better alternatives are ignored.
The Wilderness Society undertakes a series of actions aimed at convincing NSW Ministers and Parliamentarians to stop the destruction of internationally important River Red Gum Forests for fence posts and firewood.
Following the release a damning new report that demonstrates that the NSW Government is illegally logging River Red Gums, The Wilderness Society (Sydney) calls on NSW Premier Rees to act on these claims by creating a network of new national parks in our River Red Gum forests.
The Wilderness Society announces a second WildEndurance event which will be held over the weekend of 2/3 May 2009. WildEndurance is a 100km team trekking challenge that offers teams the opportunity to test their stamina and fitness in the stunning Blue Mountains World Heritage area while raising funds to protect our climate, water supplies and wonderful wild places.
The Wilderness Society asks new NSW Deputy Premier and Minister for Climate Change and the Environment, Carmel Tebbutt, to stop the sale of our internationally important Red Gum Forests for fence posts and fire wood.
The announced purchase of Toorale station by the New South Wales Government, with Commonwealth funding assistance, is a much needed step to secure environmental water for the Murray-Darling and Warrego Rivers and a welcome addition to the National Reserve System.
Drovers from across NSW meet at the Dubbo stockyards to form Mates Of The Stock Route and call on the NSW government to stop the sell off of the network of historic and environmentally significant travelling stock routes.
The Wilderness Society has asked member for Balmain and State Minister for Climate Change and the Environment, Verity Firth, to listen to her own constituents and protect the River Red Gum Forests of the Murray region.
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