GECO - 30 Years Fighting for Forests

Thursday
A series that looks back on the wins, losses and lessons of a thirty year campaign to protect the forests of East Gippsland in Victoria. 

Fiona York and friends

Topic

Forest protests at Goolengook, East Gippsland - Tony Hastings

Episodes

Podcast

Bonus episode: Remembering forest defenders we have lost

Remembering all the forest defenders (and the forests) we have lost along the way
18 Jan 2024
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Episode 6: After the fires: Errinundra, forest protection and a celebration

In this final episode, we discuss the bushfires, blockade at Errinundra, the end to native forest logging and the GECO party.
4 Jan 2024
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Episode 5: Citizen Science as Direct Action

How GECO used citizen science as direct action to protect forests
28 Dec 2023
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Episode 4: Mobilising the cities for forests

Conversations about all the different ways GECO mobilised people from the city to visit the forests
21 Dec 2023
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About GECO - 30 Years Fighting for Forests

Throughout the series you’ll hear conversations with campaigners from the Goongerah Environment Centre – GECO - in East Gippsland, as well as sounds from the protests and actions on the ground.

 

This series was made by Fiona York in 2023 to mark the 30 year anniversary of GECO and produced in the studios of 3CR Community Radio on the stolen lands of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin nation, in Naarm/Melbourne.

 

http://www.geco.org.au