The Latest Breaking News from VicForests

The Victorian government announced the protection of this old-growth forest, satellite data shows within days it was being logged

It was described as 'the largest environmental protection policy' in Victoria's history, but shortly after the announcement parts of the state's old-growth forests were being logged.

ABC News · Nov 12, 2022

Victorian state logging company failed to protect threatened gliders, court finds

Judge says VicForests’ actions posed ‘a threat of serious and irreversible harm’ to greater gliders and yellow-bellied gliders

The Guardian - AU · Nov 4, 2022

Logging agency failing to protect possums

State agency VicForests' approach to logging presents a serious threat to two endangered species of possums in Victoria, the Supreme Court has ruled.

AAP · Nov 4, 2022

Victorian and Tasmanian governments under fire for laws that target environmental protesters

Anti-logging protesters reject state governments’ claims new laws are necessary to protect workers’ safety

The Guardian - AU · May 28, 2022

VicForests under investigation for potential Privacy Act breach over spying allegations

Victoria's Information Commissioner is investigating whether VicForests breached the state's Privacy and Data Protection Act when it allegedly hired a private investigator to spy on activist Sarah Rees about 10 years ago.

ABC News · May 12, 2022

Nowa Nowa plantation timber nursery plans scrapped, putting potential regional jobs at risk

It was meant to be the engine room of the state's move towards hardwood plantation timber, but after two years of delays, plans for a nursery at Nowa Nowa have been abandoned.

ABC News · Apr 27, 2022

VicForests refers itself to anti-corruption watchdog over 'spying' allegations

Victoria's state-owned logging company has referred itself to the corruption watchdog after allegations it hired a private investigator to spy on an activist.

ABC News · Apr 13, 2022

Trial begins for VicForests accused of unlawful logging activity threatening wildlife

A wildlife group claims VicForests has acted unlawfully by undertaking lumbering in Victoria, accusing the state-owned business of causing further damage to wildlife habitat after bushfires in 2019 and 2020.

ABC News · Mar 7, 2022

Vital habitat logged after Vic bushfires

VicForests harvested forests that were known or likely to contain threatened species or their habitat after the Black Summer bushfires, a court has heard.

AAP · Mar 7, 2022

Victorian logging rule changes will weaken protection for bushfire-prone areas, conservation groups warn

Government says it aims to make code covering VicForests clearer but experts fear that will allow more logging

The Guardian - AU · Feb 24, 2022