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Gippsland Forest Guardians Campaign update March 2026
March 01, 2026
Since April 2024, GFG have been protecting Mountain Ash and Rainforest, defending threatened species, and empowering community action in Gippsland. We’re pretty stoked with the progress ..... read on for a summary of the campaign’s successes to date. And if you like what you...
Read MoreReturning harvested sites to their 'pre-harvest condition'
February 05, 2026
Listen to Mim Hook (ABC Gippsland) interview Lisa about the current FSC consultation process and how people can sign on to the GFG submission.
Read MoreIs sustainable forestry certification protecting Australia's bushland?
January 05, 2026
This ABC report, which includes interviews with Stuart and Lisa from GFG, states that 'a growing body of evidence suggests timber certification schemes aimed at minimising damage to the environment in Australia could be failing to protect forests'.
Read MoreFSC report makes damning findings - implications for HVP
January 01, 2026
Hear about the implications of a recent FSC report into the auditor responsible for ensuring that HVP comply with the FSC Standard. Spoiler alert - the report finds that the auditor 'missed' 8 very significant non-conformances during their last audit of HVP.
Read MoreSaving Slender Tree-ferns: A podcast
November 21, 2025
Karl Just from the 'Just Ecology' podcast talks with Stuart from Gippsland Forest Guardians about our story. A great yarn with the highlights of our work and why building community is central to our approach.
Read MoreGreat news for Fella's Coupe
October 25, 2025
Lisa shares the good news about HVP's recent decision to not continue logging Fella's Coupe and instead to regenerate the site back to native forest.
Read MoreGFG webinar with Victorian Forests Alliance
August 25, 2025
One year on from logging... hear about our efforts to protect Fella's Coupe in this webinar hosted by the Victorian Forests Alliance. Watch the Webinar
Read MorePrinciple 10.1 of the FSC and what it could mean for native species
July 20, 2025
Lisa talks with Phuong on 3CR Tuesday Breakfast about the implications of a 'draft interpretation' of the Forest Stewardship Council Standard, how it can and should prevent pine trees from replacing native species in the Strzelecki Ranges, and how the community can get involved...
Read MoreVCAT orders Council to Release Timber Harvest Plan as HVP Withdraw Appeal
June 01, 2025
VCAT has ordered Council to Release Timber Harvest Plan to Gippsland Forest Guardians as Hancock Victorian Plantations (HVP) withdraws VCAT Appeal. Published in the Prom Coast News June 2025
Read MoreThe Forest Stewardship Council and HVP non-conformances
April 29, 2025
A recent complaint by Gippsland Forest Guardians to the Forest Stewardship Council about concerns with HVP's protection of Rare and Threatened Species has led to significant non-conformances. Lisa talks through the background to the complaint and where to from here with Phuong on 3CR...
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