Dec 4, 2021 | Art & Culture
Toolangi Sculpture Trail by Steve Meacher by Steve Meacher In 1996, nine artists from Australia and across the Asia-Pacific were selected to create the first ever Sculpture Trail in the Toolangi Forest. The sculptors created installations using materials sourced...
Dec 3, 2021 | Environment
Toolangi Forest Discovery Centre by Steve Meacher 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...
Dec 3, 2021 | Environment
Environment of Toolangi – Pre and Post Settlement by Steve Meacher by Steve Meacher The Toolangi-Castella area prior to European settlement Prior to the incursion of Europeans, the mountains of the Great Dividing Range surrounding Toolangi and Castella were dominated...
Dec 2, 2021 | Environment
Controversy, conservation, campaigns and court cases: a historical overview of environmental campaigns for the Toolangi State Forest by Steve Meacher by Steve Meacher The timber industry around Toolangi and Healesville peaked between 1917 and 1928 but declined due...