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The National Parks Association of NSW is calling for

a Great Southern Forest National Park

stretching from the Illawarra to the Victorian border.

"Inspired by Great Koala National Park - The ambitious proposal was spurred forward by the announcement of the Great Koala National Park (GKNP) on the north coast by the state government in September last year."

"The launch of the proposal will be held today, with the proposal to be put to the NSW government." >>>
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-19/great-southern-forest-national-park-proposal/106784904
#biodiversity #wildlife #NPs #NSW #NativeForests #LoggingIndustry #GKNP #climate #CarbonCredit #FossilFuels

Push to turn NSW south coast into state's largest national park

The National Parks Association wants an ambitious 1.2-million-hectare national park spanning from the Illawarra to the Victorian border.

BellingenNSW Jun 7

Is pesticide spray on food leading to movement disorders?
Precautionary principle - ban paraquat

"Paraquat and the related herbicide diquat are fast-acting weedkillers that farming groups say are essential for controlling resistant weeds."

"Multiple epidemiological studies from different groups of scientists have shown that people exposed to paraquat have around a three times greater risk [of developing Parkinson's disease]."

'The chemicals have been under review by the APVMA since 1997 and they are banned in the EU, the UK and China due to their toxicity.'

"There are now multiple epidemiological studies or real-world exposure studies that have suggested that paraquat increases the risk of Parkinson's disease by around threefold...Like Australia, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) continues to allow restricted use of the pesticide despite ongoing health concerns." >>
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-08/neurologists-not-consulted-in-paraquat-weed-killer-review/106758882

Visualising the “blanket of agricultural toxins” from space
This Yellow Glyphosate Map Reveals Where Farmers in the Netherlands Spray the Controversial Herbicide >>
https://www.europeanpressprize.com/article/this-yellow-glyphosate-map-reveals-where-farmers-in-the-netherlands-spray-the-controversial-herbicide/
#food #pesticides #glyphosate #Roundup #paraquat #weedkillers #SprayDrift #volatilisation #neurotoxicity #MovementDisorders #toxins #harm #farm #workers #residents #councils #LoggingIndustry #science #APVMA #regulation #Australia #SoilDegradation #water

Top neurologists say they were snubbed in review of controversial weed killer

Australia's leading movement disorder specialists say the chemical regulator did not engage with their concerns about paraquat, despite growing evidence linking the herbicide to Parkinson's disease.

BellingenNSW May 31

Woodchippping Australia's native forests to make cement?

* Concerns native forests could be part of Cement Australia's 'sustainable' fuel option as it moves away from #coal >>
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-01/cement-australia-railton-kiln-move-from-coal-to-alternative-fuel/106731932

* Environmental impact of concrete >>
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmental_impact_of_concrete
#climate #NativeForests #Biodiversity #LoggingIndustry #cement #concrete #energy #pollution #PaveParadise

Could native forests be part of Cement Australia's 'sustainable' fuel option?

Used tyres and wood waste will soon help to power a large cement manufacturing site in Tasmania as Cement Australia moves away from coal to alternative fuels, but some remain concerned the environmental benefit may be offset if the wood waste is sourced from logged native forests.

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RaymondPierreL3 May 30

@ApaulD
WTF… The old growth forest logging legislations of the #Victorian govt (supposedly #Labor and pro-environment — so the National Conference would have it) is a monumental con job to keep the #Loggers and Victorian #LoggingIndustry happy. Never mind the rape and pillage of nature reserves and the damage to econsystems on a #DyingPlanet through massive loopholes in the law. Fuck this.

#EndOldGrowthLoggingNow #Environment

BellingenNSW May 29

Imagine roadless nature!
Rescinding The Roadless Rule

Millions of acres of national forests are set to open up for more logging

"...The U.S. Congress will act soon on a proposal to repeal the Roadless Rule, which was enacted in 2001 and safeguards some 58 million acres of public land in 39 states from new road development." >>
https://www.themeateater.com/conservation/general/congress-to-consider-roadless-rule-rescission

"Nearly a year ago, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins announced plans to repeal the long-contested 2001 Roadless Rule, which bars road construction on nearly 45 million acres of national forest land...The administration and timber trade groups argue roads provide access for wildfire suppression and forest management work aimed at reducing fire risk." >>
https://lookouteugene-springfield.com/story/environment/2026/05/28/public-rollout-of-roadless-rule-repeal-delayed/

"The Roadless Rule also protects taxpayers from shouldering the high costs of building and maintaining roads in the Forest Service system. Rescinding it would expose taxpayers to billions in new liabilities from subsidized roads, money-losing timber sales, increased wildfire risks, and harm to our forest health." >>
https://www.taxpayer.net/energy-natural-resources/house-committee-considers-bill-to-repeal-roadless-rule/
#biodiversity #wildlife #conservation #roads #RoadConstruction #harm #destruction #logging #LoggingIndustry #extractivism #trends #AnglosSphere #forestry #RoadlessRule #conservation

Congress to Consider Roadless Rule Rescission

Sources tell MeatEater that the U.S. Congress will act soon on a proposal to repeal the Roadless Rule, which was enacted in 2001 and safeguards some 58 million acres of public land in 39 states from new road development. H.R. 7695 would nullify the rule and also “require the Secretary of Agriculture...

BellingenNSW May 29

Logging the Promised Land, Bellingen/ Gleniffer

Promised Land Forest! Tuckers Nob, 250 ha, 130ha clearfall, 120 ha thinning.

Stakeholder Consultation - Remnant Forest Protection & Tuckers Nob Forestry Operations Compartments 8, 10, 11, 12, 17 18 >>
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/TuckersRemnantsSurvey-Residents

How NSW Forestry converts native forest to plantations , Dr Tim Cadman
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wY9HzWwEvs

Unfortunately most residents and Friends groups use (closed) proprietary social media platforms, owned by the parent company of Meta Platforms
#SaveTuckersNob #FriendsOfTuckersNob #BellingenLogging #NSWLogging #NSWForestry #loggingIndustry #loggingIndustry #loggingImpacts #biodiversity #remnants #wildlife #koalas #harm #Gleniffer #Bellingen #PromisedLand #NSW #MIdNorthCoast #SaveChristmasHoles

BellingenNSW Apr 11

Oh no, not the bison again

The Trump Administration’s Latest Target: This Woolly American Icon >
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/04/trump-administration-doug-burgum-interior-american-bison-buffalo-ban-blm-grazing/

The Forest Service “Reorganizes” Under Trump
https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-lede/the-forest-service-a-force-across-rural-america-reorganizes-under-trump

Image: Photograph from 1892 of a pile of American bison skulls in Detroit (MI) waiting to be ground for fertilizer or charcoal. Wikipedia

#biodiversity #conservation #bison #wildlife #LandManagement #CattleGrazing #forests #LoggingIndustry #Pastoralism #extraction #nature #SoonHereToo #SettlerSociety #meat

BellingenNSW Apr 9

Study finds Tasmanian native forest logging increases potential for more severe bushfires

"Logging worsens bushfires because regrowth eucalyptus trees are highly flammable in comparison to mature trees, which act as "green fire breaks...A fire expert says mature forests can "act as a buffer" to slow bushfires, whereas regrowth eucalypts are more flammable."

"The study has found around a fifth of Tasmanian tall wet forest is regrowth under 40 years old, largely a result of intensive logging and recent fires."

"Professor Bowman said this raised concerns around community safety and the sustainability of the state's timber industry."
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-10/bushfire-risk-worsened-by-regrowth-after-logging-study-finds/106546528

Landscape-scale experimental proof that tall wet Eucalyptus regrowth burns more severely than mature forest >>
https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/ae4d62
#bushfires #LoggingImpacts #NSWLogging #LoggingIndustry #BellingenLogging #FCNSW #risks #harm #forests #biodiversity #CommunitySafety #Bellingenshire #RegrowthHazard

Study finds decades of 'intensive' logging worsens bushfire risk

Scientists have studied satellite images of a Tasmanian bushfire and found regrowth from extensive logging and recent bushfires has "absolutely" increased the risk of more severe bushfires.

CBC Kitchener-Waterloo Apr 7

Aaron Williams' book about his family, B.C.'s logging industry wins 2025 Edna Staebler Award
Aaron Williams is a third-generation logger originally from British Columbia. He wrote about his family's experience in a book called The Last Logging Show: A Forestry Family at the End of an Era. The book won the 2025 Edna Staebler Award for Creativ...
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/aaron-williams-the-last-logging-show-edna-staebler-award-wilfrid-laurier-university-9.7151908?cmp=rss