Victoria
Victoria’s forests are some of the grandest on Earth. As the smallest state on the Australian mainland, Victoria is blessed with the most diverse range of habitats of any state. Our forests are home to the tallest trees and biggest carbon stores on Earth. But as Australia’s most cleared state, the challenge in Victoria to protect nature is urgent. Victoria is facing an extinction crisis, with 44% of our native plants and 30% of our wildlife extinct or threatened. Urgent action is required to provide a secure future for Victoria’s natural heritage.
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Reducing emissions from fossil fuels is critical, but just as important is the protection of native forests as carbon banks, and securing our water resources and wildlife habitat for future generations. |
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| Protect Victoria's Red Gum Wetlands |
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Along the Murray are the world’s largest stands of river red gum – a unique merging of forests and wetlands, home to 300 threatened wildlife species. Right now, Victorian Premier John Brumby is deciding whether to protect these Australian icons. |
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| WildCountry Victoria |
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Drawing on cutting-edge science The Wilderness Society has launched the ‘Victorian WildCountry Campaign’ - a new vision to reduce climate change, restore and re-link nature, and protect wildlife in Victoria. more » Download Victoria WildCountry Pamphlet (PDF 1Mb) Learn about:
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Victoria Updates
- Victoria’s red gum forests protected in first big win for 2009 - January 02, 2009
- New Target 155 website calls on Brumby Government to stop logging in water catchments - December 19, 2008
- Warbuton rallies to protect water catchments from logging - December 17, 2008
In a spectacular New Year’s gift to the environment, Premier Brumby announced the protection of 95,000 hectares of river red gum wetlands in Victoria including four new National Parks along the Murray, Goulburn and Ovens rivers in northern Victoria.
A new website www.target155.org.au has been launched to ask the state government to practice what it preaches and stop logging in Melbourne's water catchments.
One thousand concerned residents and supporters took to the streets of Warbuton calling for an end to logging in our water catchments and marking a transition from timber town to sustainable community.
Victoria Events
- Wild Places - Forests and Climate Change Photographic Exhibition and Information Evening
Celebrate some of Australia’s most important wild places with a photographic exhibition, and hear a Green Carbon presentation from Wilderness Society forest campaigners. When: Exhibition viewing and drinks from 6:30pm, presentation from 7:00pm, Monday 23 March, 2009 Where: Carnegie, Vic
Victoria Media Releases
- New Red Gum Parks a historic decision for Victoria - December 30, 2008
- River of Red Gum postcards floods Victorian Premier Brumby - October 29, 2008
- Wilderness Society supports decision to list Dingo as threatened in Victoria - October 24, 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.
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.
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.
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