Victoria Media Releases

New Red Gum Parks a historic decision for Victoria - December 30, 2008

Environment groups today applauded the Brumby Government’s announcement to create a chain of new River Red Gum National Parks along the Murray, Goulburn and Ovens rivers in northern Victoria. Groups described the commitment as one of the most significant in Victoria’s history.

River of Red Gum postcards floods Victorian Premier Brumby - October 29, 2008

A giant “river” made of thousands of postcards calling on the Brumby government to protect Victoria’s River Red Gum forests has been handed to the Premier at Parliament House.

Wilderness Society supports decision to list Dingo as threatened in Victoria - October 24, 2008

The Wilderness Society welcomes the decision by the Victorian Environment Minister to declare the Dingo threatened in Victoria following advice from the Government’s expert scientific committee.
 

Victorian Government logs last stands of old growth forests - October 30, 2008

Victoria's Brumby government continues to stall on delivering a stated election commitment to protect old-growth forests as bulldozers and chainsaws move in to the irreplaceable “Valley of the Giants” forest in East Gippsland.

Victoria’s newest national park - September 15, 2008

The Wilderness Society congratulates Victorian Premier Brumby on passing legislation that protects the 27,000 hectare Cobboboonee Forest in new National and Forest Parks.

Climate Torch Relay’s Warburton leg calls for protection of Carbon Banks - September 02, 2008

Get Up’s National Climate Torch Relay continues today, amid calls to protect Victoria’s native forests as carbon banks as a key part of Australia’s response to climate change.  Members of the Warburton community & The Wilderness Society are taking to the torch to some of the most carbon-rich forests on the planet, just one and a half hours north-east of Melbourne.

Environment groups walk out as loggers hijack government study to help solve Melbourne’s water crisis - July 11, 2008

Environment groups have walked out of a Victorian Government Water White Paper process set up to investigate woodchipping and water yield in Melbourne’s water catchments.

Environment groups say new Cobboboonee National Park vital to saving Victoria’s threatened species - March 31, 2008

The creation of a new 18.400 hectare national park in south-west Victoria will provide vital protection for biodiversity and a boost for local economies, leading environment groups said today.

Liberals nudge Labor on Forests: but both fail to protect Victoria's water catchments - March 27, 2007

While falling far short of adequate protection for old growth forests and water catchments, the Victorian Liberals have nudged ahead of Labor with the announcement of its forest policy today.

Indigenous Environment Alliance formed to protect the Murray-Lower Darling Country - March 04, 2007

An alliance of Indigenous Traditional Owners and Environment Groups has formed for the protection and restoration of the ecological and cultural values of the Murray and Lower Darling Rivers. The groups have formalised their alliance in a Cooperation Agreement.