Since the late 1990s the logging industry in Victoria has been exempt from adhering to federal environment laws that protect our nationally threatened wildlife.
Only native forest logging gets this special exemption known as a 'regional forest agreement' (RFA)
In February 2017 the East Gippsland RFA will expire. It should not be extended.
Join with us to call on the Victorian and Commonwealth governments not to extend the East Gippsland RFA and ensure that native forest logging is assessed under both state and federal environment laws in the same way as every other industry.
Since the late 1990s the logging industry in Victoria has been exempt from adhering to federal environment laws that protect our nationally threatened wildlife.
Only native forest logging gets this special exemption known as a 'regional forest agreement' (RFA)
In February 2017 the East Gippsland RFA will expire. It should not be extended.
Join with us to call on the Victorian and Commonwealth governments not to extend the East Gippsland RFA and ensure that native forest logging is assessed under both state and federal environment laws in the same way as every other industry.
Call on Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews and Federal Environment Minister Josh Frydenburg to make logging comply with federal envrionment laws by not extending the East Gippsland Regional Forest Agreement.