BellingenNSWFeb 22

The death of iconic salmon gums in WA's Great Western Woodlands

"The Woodland is under increasing threat by burning and mining activity...The lack of in depth investigation was symptomatic of a wider disregard for the Woodland." Desert forests ... "need to be protected from essentially the hand of European man — and revert to the Ngadju elders."

"This environment's been treated like a sacrifice zone for so damn long...If we wish to maintain our global recognition as a Tier One mining jurisdiction, we need to do more than pay lip service to our environmental regulations."
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https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-21/concerns-over-tree-deaths-great-western-woodlands/106355300
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Concerns over death of iconic eucalypts in WA's 'last great wilderness'

Kalgoorlie horticulturalist Phil Stanley says he is struggling to get authorities to take the deaths of more than 100 salmon gums near the mining city seriously.