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Tuesday, 4 July, 2023
Illegal wildlife trade rife in Australia
Much-loved doctor in Healesville retires
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Trader groups boosted by grants
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Rail reward By Tanya Steele
Volunteers made a big effort to relocate the turntable.
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The Yarra Valley Railway has been bolstered by a new acquisition, making more progress in the railway’s revival. In June, Yarra Valley Railways volunteers undertook a huge group effort to relocate a 21-metre turntable from Korumburra to Yarra Glen. Yarra Valley Railway President, Brett Morton said the group have been looking for a turntable for their railway for a long time. “A goal of ours has been to be able to run a steam engine between Yarra Glen and Healesville,” he said. The relocation involved hard work by the volunteers to dismantle components, load them on to trucks and transport the turntable to Yarra Glen, with local crane and truck hauling services required for the immense effort. See page 7 for story
Supreme defeat ria’s decision and will continue to support timber workers through the transition out of native timber harvesting by 1 January 2024. “Forestry workers, their families and communities are our immediate priority – we do not take the decision around an early transition out of native timber harvesting lightly, but the uncertainty from ongoing litigation and severe bushfires cannot continue,” they said. Continued page 3
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clared that VicForest had failed to adequately survey for greater gliders and yellow-bellied gliders. VicForests was also ordered to pay court costs for the proceedings. President of KFF Sue McKinnon said this decision gives endangered forest species a fighting chance of survival. “It’s a testament to the power of communities to fight for the natural world; for the places we love and the wildlife we share them with,” she said.
“The courts have shown that VicForests is incapable of observing environment laws.” As a result of the decision, it appears VicForests are unlikely to resume operations which ceased last year following the decision, as well as another case it lost to the Warburton Environment group regarding the Tree Geebung. A Victorian Government spokesperson said they acknowledge the Supreme Court of Victo-
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