EPISODE · Sep 30, 2018
Victoria's forests update
from Earth Matters
On this weeks’s show, as the November Victorian state election approaches we discuss the dire situation of native forests in Victoria, and some wins on legal and economic fronts.First up, we hear from Lidia Thorpe, Member for Northcote and the first Aboriginal woman elected to Victorian parliament. Reflecting on what logging means for the state treaty process with First Nations in Victoria.Regular listeners will be familiar with Ed Hill, long-time forest campaigner. Emma Wasson spoke to Ed from Friends of the Earth Melbourne’s Forest Collective about current legal challenges to logging in Victoria.Guests: Lidia Thorpe (Victorian Greens); Ed Hill (FoE Melbourne Forests Collective).Song: 'Dirty Dollar' by Kev Carmody.Earth Matters #1159 was produced by Teishan Ahearne.
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On this weeks’s show, as the November Victorian state election approaches we discuss the dire situation of native forests in Victoria, and some wins on legal and economic fronts.First up, we hear from Lidia Thorpe, Member for Northcote and the first Aboriginal woman elected to Victorian parliament. Reflecting on what logging means for the state treaty process with First Nations in Victoria.Regular listeners will be familiar with Ed Hill, long-time forest campaigner. Emma Wasson spoke to Ed from Friends of the Earth Melbourne’s Forest Collective about current legal challenges to logging in Victoria.Guests: Lidia Thorpe (Victorian Greens); Ed Hill (FoE Melbourne Forests Collective).Song: 'Dirty Dollar' by Kev Carmody.Earth Matters #1159 was produced by Teishan Ahearne.
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