A small group of Sydney Nannas and others were outside the Land and Environment Court on 14 August for the final hearing to stop logging in Myrtle and Braemar state forests, vital koala habitat in north-east NSW.
On Wednesday 2 August, EDO lawyers went to the NSW Land and Environment Court, seeking an urgent injunction to stop logging in this area. The North East Forest Alliance (NEFA) was alarmed that the NSW Forestry Corporation had begun logging in these forests, which are recovering from the Black Summer bushfires.
After a brief hearing, the case was adjourned to 14 August for a final hearing. NSW Forestry Corporation agreed to extend its pause on logging these forests until that date. Nannas Cathy and Bron were at the court for the final hearing last week. The NEFA asked the Court to declare the logging approvals invalid and defended the NSW Forestry Corporation’s counter argument that the case should be struck out.
On the second day of the hearing, August 15, the case was adjourned until 7 September, National Threatened Species Day. Logging can’t continue while the case is before the court, which at least gives the community some respite.
NB: Wendy Bacon has a great report on the campaign against logging on her blog.