UPPER FLORENTINE FOREST RALLY THIS SATURDAY
Upper Florentine Valley
Timbs Track, Gordon River Road, 21 kms past Maydena,
11am Saturday, 31st January
Speakers include Geoff Law, Bob McMahon (Tasmanians Against the Pulp Mill), Inger Visby (Derwent Valley Community) and Ula Majewski.
A great number of Tasmanians will be rallying for the protection of the old growth forests of the Upper Florentine valley this Saturday. The rally will commence at 11am, 21 kilometers past Maydena on Gordon River Road at the beginning of the road being pushed through contentious coupe FO044A.
"Forest defenders from the community have been tirelessly striving to protect the heritage and future of Tasmania for the weeks following the disassembly of Camp Florentine. Five new structures halting the progression of the new road have been erected in the past week. Now the greater community is gathering to protect these vitally important old growth and high conservation value forests" said Still Wild Still Threatened spokesperson Christo Mills.
The community will be walking the incomplete road opening up the pristine forests of the Upper Florentine valley where Forestry Tasmania have commenced 4 kilometers of roading operations of which just over 2 kilometers of dirt roading and approximately 850 meters of graveling have been completed.
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