East Gippsland`s Valley of the Giants

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East Gippsland’s
Valley of the Giants
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Please help protect Victoria’s last
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ast Gippsland’s Valley of the Giants
the State Government promised to
stands of Victoria’s old growth forests
currently available for logging. It also
promised to invest in an “Old Growth
Walk” near Goongerah.
Volunteers created a walk through
the Valley of the Giants so that the public could appreciate the massive trees
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Since the government’s promise in
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dreds of hectares of prime old growth
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clearfelling coupes (areas proposed for
logging) in the Valley of the Giants in
early 2007. Logging started recently in
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tĂůŬŝŶŐǁŝƚŚŐŝĂŶƚƐ͗ a threatened giant
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Brown Mountain.
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our threatened plants and animals.
The best way to protect these forests
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East Gippsland’s forests are of world
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Bellamy described them as “the most
diverse range of temperate forest
ecosystems on earth”. They contain
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rare plants and animals. They are im$
are the last stronghold for threatened
and endangered species such as the
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and the Long-footed Potoroo.
As the climate changes these old
growth forests will also play increasingly important roles as carbon sinks
and habitat sanctuaries for many of
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East Gippsland’s forests are being
progressively destroyed by the export
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taxpayer-subsidised industry:
Converts biodiverse forests into
intensively managed commercial
regrowth.
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,erates their habitats.
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Accelerates the spread of feral
animals and weeds.
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of water produced by forests.
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global warming – large volumes of
carbon dioxide are released throughout Victoria each year due to regen,&,
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and rainforest species.
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diverse natural forests into industrial
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occurring on public land to publiclyowned forests. The regrowth crops
are logged within 20-30 years for
woodchip exports.
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primarily to ensure logging public
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including the many subsidies and
grants it has received every year. As
a result logging in Victorian forests is
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taxpayers.
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our voice is urgently needed to help protect East
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from logging.
expect the State Government to keep its promise to
of Victoria’s old growth forest currently
available for logging.
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Introduce yourself and express your views strongly
as to why it is important to you that these forests are protected. These are your forests. They do not belong to the
woodchip or logging companies.
Tell the Treasurer and your local MP that you want
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let them know that you expect a reply. Tell them you
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doesn’t make environmental or economic sense.
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