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Victoria’s logging agency VicForests cleared possum habitat and broke laws, audit finds
Victoria's government-owned logging company illegally cleared 1,000 square metres of protected possum habitat and broke the law in 25 out of 30 logging areas, according to a government-commissioned audit.
The Forest Audit Program report found that in 19 of the 30 areas it assessed, breaches by VicForests had the potential to harm the environment, while the likelihood of environmental harm from breaches in another six areas was “negligible”.
- Michael Slezak
- ABC
The most serious alleged breach involved VicForests illegally clearing 1,000 square metres of protected Leadbeater’s possum habitat near Mount Matlock in the state’s south.
The report includes a…