Department of Energy Environment and Climate Action
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Wildlife burnt, respondents at odds
Wildlife advocates have raised concern for the welfare of native animals and how the state government will respond since bushfires ravaged habitats in the past two weeks across Victoria. Rescuers across this region have so far aided – among others – burnt kangaroos and koalas, or their orphaned offspring, that emerged from the charred surrounds…
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The government’s bitumen
EXCLUSIVE – The state government denied responsibility for a public road in the Mount Alexander Regional Park and for years failed its statutory duty to inspect, repair and maintain its condition. Joseph Young Drive is an 8.5km stretch of winding road that cuts through the regional park from one end to the other. It amassed…
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Timber removal challenged
Environmental activists have called out the removal of large volumes of fallen timber from the Wombat State Forest as being done “under the guise of reducing fire risk”. The Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action is removing trees and debris that fell during the 2021 storms but environmental groups argue the works are destructive…
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Crucial habitats logged
The Victorian National Parks Association is calling for greater oversight of salvage logging, holding concerns that crucial habitats are being decimated under the guise of fire mitigation. The VNPA lodged complaints with the Victorian Ombudsman this month over recent activities at the Cobaw State Forest near Woodend, which is covered by a Special Protection Zone…