Susie Russel and Dylan Pugh unpick the vested interests in the Northern NSW native forests logging industry identifying the The Pentarch Group Melbourne Australia | Pentarch Agricultural | Pentarch Forestry as some of the people profiting from the destruction of the homes of our unique and threatened animals and plants.
Guests:
Dr. Colette Harmsen interviewed by Sean O'Shannessy
Susie Russel North Coast Environment Council, Inc. (ncec.org.au)
Dylan Pugh: North East Forest Alliance (NEFA)
Music:
The Bulldozer Allstars with Tonka Toys from the
Lock On! Albumn Songs to Save Australia's Forests | N.E.F.A. (bandcamp.com).....check it out.
Also I do realise that while this song pokes fun at workers many of them are struggling now and eager to find a way out of this sunset industry that does not harm their families financially or socially. Lets hope the transition package they are offered when the industry folds, takes them all into something they want to do that is well paid.
Links:
Forestry Corporation - Timber sales
Bob Brown Foundation - Action for Earth
Trees make Rain - there's science now to prove it! (learningfromnature.com.au)
Earth Matters #1425 was produced by Bec Horridge on the lands of the Nunnawal and Ngambri in Canberra and on the land of the Kalibai people in Murwillumbah and Widjibul lands of the Bundjalung Nation and the on lutruwita [Tasmania].
Bec Horridge, Jacob Gamble, Judith Peppard, Phil Evans