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Logging in Melbourne's Water Catchments!

Melbourne’s water catchments lie in the Central Highlands. Five of these catchments, which supply 40 per cent of Melbourne’s drinking water, are open to clearfell logging. Several independent studies have found that clearing and regeneration of these forests has a dramatic effect on water yield.    more »

Central Highlands: Write a letter to the Premier Steve Bracks

Dear Premier, Melbourne is experiencing its second worst drought on record. Our water resources are at record lows and water shortages and restrictions are already in place throughout regional Victoria. It is therefore extraordinary that the State Government is placing our precious water system under threat from clearfell logging.    more »

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