July 16th, 2025Your Say
Four years ago, the Victorian Government accepted VEAC’s recommendations to create new national parks in Wombat-Lerderderg, Mount Buangor, and the Pyrenees. Yet we are still waiting.
Four years ago, the Victorian Government accepted VEAC’s recommendations to create new national parks in Wombat-Lerderderg, Mount Buangor, and the Pyrenees. Yet we are still waiting.
These forests contain threatened species, vital water catchments, and immense carbon stores. They should be a cornerstone of our biodiversity and climate strategy – not left vulnerable to logging under government inaction.
I call on our local representatives and the premier to introduce the promised legislation this year – without more vague promises and shifting deadlines.
Forests don’t have the luxury of waiting.
- Vanessa Brown, East Trentham
