For the last few months there have been sustained, decentralised protests happening against logging operations in Victoria. Check here for some notes on previous actions. It has continued today (June 29) with protests in the Black Range, Toolangi, Lakes Entrance Mt Disappointment and the Pyrenees State Forest, with a symbolic connection to protests being held…
Mt Toorongo is a magical spot: it is a mountain in the Central Highlands to the east of Melbourne. If you drive to the Baw Baw ski village from Noojee, it is the steep dark mountain that fills the skyline above you as you head through the last of the farming country at Icy Creek.…
Aidan Kempster has been raising the profile of the proposal to create a Great Forest National Park through riding the trails and roads of the Central Highlands. He has been sharing his trips and insights on his website Riding for the Great Forest. He has also started to lead day rides, which are open to…
Barrie has been described as a “Pioneer and benefactor in the community settlement and green movements”. He was a life long activist, and an inspiration for many. He passed away in 2016. I wrote this reflection on his life recently. Although I hadn’t seen him in years, he had a profound influence on me and…
The first in the Love of Place series at the Theatre Royal in Castlemaine includes Don Watson, Tony Birch, Raimond Gaita, Hannie Rayson, Alex Miller, Barry Hill and Robyn Annear talking and reading from their work. With a performance by Rose Bygrave. November 14, 2015 This is a fundraiser to fight the development of a…
an appreciation of the Bogong bioregion 