Hancock Watch

April 2015

College Creek Update on Youtube (March 23 2015)

Vaggs Creek Update on Youtube (March 23 2015)

Mar 2015: Strzelecki Ranges/Morwell River Catchment: Gray Gum Track: Recent logging in Strzelecki Cores and Links Rainforest Reserve in close proximity to cool temperate rainforest. In this case, Myrtle Beech. Hancock have continued to provide non-ecologically based logging regimes in close proximity to cool temperate rainforest for the past 20 years. Forest Stewardship Council remains mute.

Mar 2015: Strzelecki Ranges/Morwell River Catchment: Gray Gum Track: Logging continues within the cores and links reserve.

Mar 2015: Strzelecki Ranges/Morwell River Catchment: Gray Gum Track/Cores and Links Rainforest Reserve: Koala scats found under eucalyptus trees in background. This location was a hot spot for koalas until it was clearfelled by Hancock, starting in late 2007. This particular site was clearfelled in 2007 and then again recently for the construction of this log dump.

Mar 2015: Strzelecki Ranges/Morwell River Catchment: Gray Gum Track/Cores and Links Rainforest Reserve: Recent logging.

Mar 2015: Strzelecki Ranges/Morwell River Catchment: Gray Gum Track/Cores and Links Rainforest Reserve: Recent logging.

Mar 2015: Strzelecki Ranges/Morwell River Catchment: Cape Ivy growing in prime koala hotspot at Birds Gully. Hancock need to crack down on this weeds, hopefully using mechanical methods with ultimate care.

Mar 2015: Strzelecki Ranges/Morwell River Catchment: Recent clearfelling within Cores and Links Reserve.

Mar 2015: Strzelecki Ranges/Morwell River Catchment: Recent clearfelling within Cores and Links Reserve.

Mar 2015: Strzelecki Ranges/Morwell River Catchment: Recent clearfelling within Cores and Links Reserve, near Ryton Junction site of State Conservation Significance.

Mar 2015: Strzelecki Ranges/Little Albert River Catchment/Cores and Links Rainforest Reserve.

Mar 2015: Strzelecki Ranges/Little Albert River Catchment: Recent pine logging.

Mar 2015: Strzelecki Ranges/Middle Creek Catchment: This creek crossing denies access for native fish to move throughout creek system, particularly in times of low flow.

Mar 2015: Strzelecki Ranges/South Middle Creek Catchment: Logging will begin in this part of the Cores and Links Reserve soon.

Mar 2015: Strzelecki Ranges/Agnes River Catchment: Two year old regeneration within cores and links reserve.

Mar 2015: Strzelecki Ranges/Agnes River Catchment: Decent enough two year old regeneration within cores and links reserve, but probably not good enough to meet unrealistic regeneration standards set by State Government and Hancock, meaning regeneration will be bulldozed.

Mar 2015: Strzelecki Ranges/Agnes River Catchment: Decent enough two year old regeneration within cores and links reserve, but probably not good enough to meet unrealistic regeneration standards set by State Government and Hancock, meaning regeneration will be bulldozed.

Mar 2015: Strzelecki Ranges/Agnes River Catchment: Very poor two year old regeneration within cores and links reserve.

March 2015: Two Mile Creek Plantation/Ovens River catchment. Clearfell patchwork of clearfells in this large plantation, west of Bright.

March 2015: Two Mile Creek Plantation/Ovens River catchment. Pine wildings in native forest next to large plantation, west of Bright. Hancock needs to take better care of its weeds.

March 2015: Freeburgh Plantation/Ovens River catchment, now being used as part of Bright's drinking water supply - Bright Water Security Project, 520 ML off river storage site. This was announced in October 2013.