March 2016 Updates
March 2016: Strzelecki Ranges/Vaggs Creek Catchment
- Healeys Road: 1961 Leasehold. Old growth bluegum chainsawed by Hancock. Hancock
claim not to log native forest, but not native forest trees it would seem. Hundreds
of old growth trees such as this would be chainsawed by the company each year.
Bluegum is a high priority feed tree for the Strzelecki Koala. Were permits
applied for to log this tree with Latrobe City Shire?
March 2016: Strzelecki Ranges/Vaggs Creek Catchment
- Healeys Road: 1961 Leasehold. Another old growth bluegum chainsawed by Hancock,
in close proximity to the photo above. Were permits applied for
to log this tree with Latrobe City Shire?
March 2016: Strzelecki Ranges/Vaggs Creek Catchment
- Healeys Road: 1961 Leasehold. At this location a pine plantation has recently
been clearfelled. However, at least 100 bluegum stumps were seen coppicing at
this location, meaning that bleuegums were also logged during the plantation
felling. Hancock class native forest that regenerate within their plantations
as ingrowth. Possibly thousands of ingrowth trees have been clearfelled by Hancock
in the Vaggs Creek catchment in the last couple of years.
March 2016: Strzelecki Ranges/Tributary of Middle Creek
- near Healeys Road: 1961 Leasehold. Hancock have recently applied for permit
applications to Latrobe City Council to chainsaw 20 old growth bluegums and
messmates growing near or in their logging coupes. These trees along this gully
line are included in the permit application. Plantation expansion?
March 2016: Strzelecki Ranges/Vaggs Creek Catchment
- Healeys Road: 1961 Leasehold. More examples of trees currently under permit
application to be chainsawed by Hancock. Prime Koala habitat.
March 2016: Strzelecki Ranges/Vaggs Creek Catchment
- Healeys Road: 1961 Leasehold. This E.obliqua (Messmate) is currently under
permit application to be chainsawed by Hancock. Prime Koala habitat.
March 2016: Strzelecki Ranges/Vaggs Creek Catchment
- Freehold. The old growth tree in this image has been applied to be chainsawed
by Hancock. The surrounding native forest trees will also likely be wiped out
as well during logging of pine plantation.
Approximate location of logging at Healey's Road in
the Vagg Creek catchment. South South West of the town of Churchill.
March 2016: Strzelecki Ranges/Vaggs Creek Catchment
- Healeys Road: 1961 Leasehold. Old growth trees near logging roads are often
chainsawed by Hancock, due to supposed health and safety issues. This tree is
also under permit.
March 2016: Strzelecki Ranges/Vaggs Creek Catchment
- Healeys Road: 1961 Leasehold. More examples of coppicing bluegums within this
pine plantation.
March 2016: Strzelecki Ranges/Vaggs Creek Catchment
- Healeys Road: 1961 Leasehold. Photo showing close proximity of pine plantations
to remnant bluegums.
March 2016: Strzelecki Ranges/Vaggs Creek Catchment
- Healeys Road: 1961 Leasehold. More examples of coppicing bluegums within this
pine plantation.
March 2016: Strzelecki Ranges/Middle Creek Catchment
- Healeys Road: 1961 Leasehold. More examples of coppicing bluegums within this
pine plantation.
March 2016: Strzelecki Ranges/Middle Creek Catchment:
1961 Leasehold. Collapsing log landing or snig tracks. Clear breaches to the
Code of Forest Practices. Where is Latrobe City Council?
March 2016: Strzelecki Ranges/Middle Creek Catchment:
1961 Leasehold. Collapsing log landing or snig tracks. High erosion potential.
March 2016: Strzelecki Ranges/Middle Creek Catchment:
1961 Leasehold. Collapsing log landing or snig tracks. High erosion potential
in this pine plantation established in the 1970's.
March 2016: Strzelecki Ranges/Middle Creek Catchment:
1961 Leasehold. Collapsing log landing or snig tracks. Imagine this after heavy
rain!
March 2016: Strzelecki Ranges/Middle Creek Catchment:
1961 Leasehold. Landslip at this location occurring after pine trees were logged.
Several metres of soil has washed away at this location.
March 2016: Strzelecki Ranges/Middle Creek Catchment:
1961 Leasehold. Landslip at this location occurring after pine trees were logged.
March 2016: Strzelecki Ranges/Middle Creek Catchment:
1961 Leasehold. Another logged plantation with plenty of coppicing bluegums
inside it.
March 2016: Strzelecki Ranges/Middle Creek Catchment:
1961 Leasehold. Logging slash pile in close proximity to remnant vegetation.
These piles of slash are torched, meaning that the surrounding native vegetation
is likely to be killed or badly burnt during the fire.
March 2016: Strzelecki Ranges/Middle Creek Catchment:
1961 Leasehold. Coppicing bluegum above collapsing road batter. The tree that
had been cut was likely to be holding the soil together. Not anymore.
March 2016: Strzelecki Ranges/Middle Creek Catchment:
1961 Leasehold. Coppicing bluegum above collapsing road batter. The tree that
had been cut was likely to be holding the soil together. Soil ready to be washed
away in next downpour. Could end up in local waterways, blanketing stream beds
with sediment..
March 2016: Strzelecki Ranges/Vaggs Creek Catchment:
1961 Leasehold. Another example of old logging road batters reasdy to collapse.
High erosion problems are already occurring at this location.
March 2016: Strzelecki Ranges/Tributary of Middle Creek
1961 Leasehold. Hundreds of tonnes of soil can run off plantation sites after
harvesting. Heavy rain over the next 1-2 years will contribute to high erosion
potential at this location. Middle Creek flows into the Morwell River, which
in turn flows into the Gippsland Lakes.
March 2016: Strzelecki Ranges/Tributary of Middle Creek
- near Healeys Road: 1961 Leasehold.
March 2016: Strzelecki Ranges/Tributary of Vaggs Creek
- near Healeys Road: Freehold land. Hundreds of hectares of bare soil lies exposed
in this catchment. Ready to wash away during next rainfall.