Environment

Toolangi Forest Discovery Centre

Toolangi Forest Discovery Centre

by Steve Meacher In the late 1980s there was increasing controversy regarding the native forest logging industry, particularly the wood chipping sector. The industry was spending millions of dollars to improve its image. Against this background, in the early 1990s the...

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Shadows of a Great Forest

Shadows of a Great Forest

by Bernie Mace   The small settlement of Toolangi, located on the ridge of the dividing range approximately 70 kilometres northeast of Melbourne, has long been appreciated for its mountain forest ‘ambience¢. In the context of the much broader environment, it’s located...

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Knitting Nannas of Toolangi

Knitting Nannas of Toolangi

by Lynn Dean   The Knitting Nannas of Toolangi (KNOT) was a group of grandmothers from Toolangi and Healesville who were deeply concerned about the logging of Toolangi State Forest. Even though there was a history of logging over the decades in Toolangi, it had...

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