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Victorian Forest Alliance @vicforestalliance.bsky.social · 1d

"It’s not just timber and beef that will be traced to their origin. Cocoa, coffee, palm oil, soy, rubber and leather are already being considered for EU due-diligence rules. And batteries will need digital passports recording their origins and compliance."

theconversation.com/from-beef-to...

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Victorian Forest Alliance @vicforestalliance.bsky.social · 1d

LAST CHANCE TO VOTE in Bird of the Year! 🦜🦩🦅🦉🐦‍⬛
This year, the VFA is standing in solidarity with @waforests to put all of our support for the Baudin's Black Cockatoo - an endangered species endemic to the threatened Jarrah forests of South-West WA.

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Victorian Forest Alliance @vicforestalliance.bsky.social · 3d

BIRD OF THE YEAR - Solidarity with @waforests 🦅

This year the VFA is advocating for the magnificent Baudin's Black Cockatoo for your Bird of the Year vote. The poll is open for 3 more days!

Link in bio or here:
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

@birdlifeoz @guardianaustralia

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Victorian Forest Alliance @vicforestalliance.bsky.social · 7d

The Planetary Importance of our Giant Trees: a VFA webinar with Brett Mifsud, Giant Tree Hunter. 🌳

Tomorrow at 6.30pm, free and on zoom.
➡ victorianforestalliance.org.au/vfa_webinar_gianttrees

Victorian Forest Alliance @vicforestalliance.bsky.social · 8d

Nationwide rally for Palestine, this Sunday 12pm.

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Victorian Forest Alliance @vicforestalliance.bsky.social · 8d

Vigil for Gaza, tonight 5.30pm

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David Milner @davemilbo.bsky.social · 10d

Six heroic Aussies are inside a notorious Israeli prison, the same hellhole where Greta Thunberg was dragged by her hair and made to kiss the Israeli flag. Reports DFAT is scolding ppl on the phone that have called in. Your government is complicit. Free Palestine, Melbourne/Naarm

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Victorian Forest Alliance @vicforestalliance.bsky.social · 8d

From @foemelbourne:

Join us for this special environment movement briefing on Treaty. Find out more about the implications of Treaty for First Peoples, their country, land, water and climate.

Register for the webinar via www.melbournefoe.org.au/treaty_brief...

Treaty for Victoria - Briefing for the Environment Movement

Mobilise! Resist! Transform!

www.melbournefoe.org.au

Victorian Forest Alliance @vicforestalliance.bsky.social · 8d

🌳 GIANT TREE WEBINAR THIS THURSDAY 🌳

www.victorianforestalliance.org.au/vfa_webinar_...

Come along to this amazing webinar with Giant Tree Hunter Brett Mifsud, who will be talking about his work exploring the southern forests for giant trees, and why these trees are so important.

RSVP essential!

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Victorian Forest Alliance @vicforestalliance.bsky.social · 14d

#Biofuel in the news, as forestry industry makes a deal for turning 'timber waste' into fuel.

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...?

Victorian Forest Alliance @vicforestalliance.bsky.social · 15d

“It’s blindingly obvious that we have to stop native forest logging altogether and it’s one of the most powerful short-term emissions reduction steps we can take,”

www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Victorian Forest Alliance @vicforestalliance.bsky.social · 15d

THIS SATURDAY: A joint event to send a strong message to our Government to PROTECT #ENDANGERED #GREATERGLIDERS!

Join the VFA, @foemelbourne, and @wilderness_aus to create a giant human sign of this precious flying possum! 12pm, Treasury Gardens.

wilderness.nationbuilder.com/take_action_...

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Victorian Forest Alliance @vicforestalliance.bsky.social · 21d

GREAT NEWS from Gippsland Forest Guardians!

"Yesterday, HVP informed us that they have decided to replant the logged areas of Fellas coupe for conservation and to retain the existing Mountain ash.

Thank you all for your support. It really has been a community effort!"

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Victorian Forest Alliance @vicforestalliance.bsky.social · 21d

“Today is a win for threatened wildlife across Australia. After decades of neglect by government after government, we took to the courts to fight for Australia’s pride and joy – its diverse and world-important environment,”

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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Victorian Forest Alliance @vicforestalliance.bsky.social · 21d

Tomorrow is the final day of @warburton_environment's landmark HOLLOWS CASE: it's time for closing submissions.

WE are asking for people to join them at the Federal Court, or online via YouTube tomorrow.

Hearing: 10:15am–1:00pm, 2:15pm–4:15pm

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Environmental Justice Australia @envirojustice.bsky.social · 22d

🚨 Big news: our client The Wilderness Society has just settled a landmark case for threatened wildlife.

For the first time, these animals will finally get legally binding roadmaps to survive and recover.

Read the full story: envirojustice.org.au/landmark-win...

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Wilderness Society @wilderness.org.au · 22d

Today is a win for threatened wildlife across Australia 🙌

While it is deeply frustrating that we had to resort to the courts to get the government to do its job, this outcome confirms the expectations on the Albanese government to start prioritising nature & helping Aussie wildlife beat extinction.

Guardian Australia @australia.theguardian.com · 22d

Government required to create plan to protect greater glider in major legal win for Wilderness Society

Murray Watt agrees recovery plans for greater glider, ghost bat, lungfish and sandhill dunnart were not made by successive governments * Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates * Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast The federal environment minister, Murray Watt, has conceded that successive governments acted unlawfully when they failed to create mandatory recovery plans for native species threatened with extinction in a major legal win for one of Australia’s largest environmental organisations. The Wilderness Society has been successful in federal court proceedings it launched in March that sought to compel the minister to make recovery plans for species including the greater glider and the ghost bat. Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

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Victorian Forest Alliance @vicforestalliance.bsky.social · 22d

A beautiful ode to the Glossy Black Cockatoo, published in the Guardian.

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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Victorian Forest Alliance @vicforestalliance.bsky.social · 22d

We need YOU to create a huge human sign of a Greater Glider!

Join us for a colourful action with speakers & performers. RSVP here:
wilderness.nationbuilder.com/take_action_...

Victorian Forest Alliance @vicforestalliance.bsky.social · 23d

Support the historic Treaty process in Victoria by contacting your MPs!

You can email through this link:
fpav.good.do/victoriansup...

Remember that Victoria's forests are all on stolen aboriginal land.

Victorian Forest Alliance @vicforestalliance.bsky.social · 23d

NEXT VFA WEBINAR: The Planetary Importance of our Giant Trees, with Brett Mifsud, Giant Tree Hunter. 🌳

RSVP: www.victorianforestalliance.org.au/vfa_webinar_...

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Michael Dahlstrom @michaeldahlstrom.bsky.social · Sep 6

Australia has taken a giant leap towards creating the long-awaited Great Koala National Park. The Minns Labor Government has declared an immediate moratorium on logging across forest that will eventually form part of a massive 476,000-hectare reserve.
au.news.yahoo.com/boundary-lin...

Boundary lines drawn for 476,000 hectare Great Koala National Park: 'Grandchildren will see them'

A 'dream' to create the sprawling park and protect koalas has taken a major step foward. Find out more.

au.news.yahoo.com

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Wilderness Society @wilderness.org.au · Sep 6

BREAKING: The NSW government announced it will permanently protect the full 176,000 hectares of state forests proposed for inclusion in the Great Koala National Park.

This historic announcement will give koalas a fighting chance for a future. #GKNP

Image of a koala sleeping against a tree. Text over the image says "BREAKING: NSW Premier Minns Delivers Great Koala National Park. Protecting critical koala habitat.

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Sydney Knitting Nannas and Friends @knitnannassyd.bsky.social · Sep 6

Hooray finally Koalas will get their Park and logging stopped.
Thanks everyone who made this happen especially Coffs Harbour Nannas (and friends) every Friday for 2 years protesting outside Forestry. And @suehigginson.bsky.social who never stopped. 🐨🐨🐨🦉🌏
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

NSW locks in great koala national park and brings in immediate ban on logging

Minns government to create one of the largest national parks in the state as forest advocates welcome ‘historic’ victory

www.theguardian.com

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