Victorian Forest Alliance
@vicforestalliance.bsky.social
Alliance of grassroots groups fighting for protection & restoration of native forests on stolen land.
And counting... 🔥 Despite exceptionally dry conditions this autumn, FFMV are patting themselves on the back for having already lit over one hundred burns. This image is from the Dandenongs, getting smashed by both planned burns and loophole logging in the last weeks.
The VFA is an alliance of local groups dedicated to protecting Victoria's native forests from loophole logging, unscientific burning, and terrible policy. To continue doing this work, we need your support. 💰 chuffed.org/project/peop... Every dollar will go towards the fight for our forests.
Our forests are under enormous and escalating pressure. Native forest logging may have “ended” on paper, but destructive practices and weakened protections are putting the forests we love at risk. Support the VFA to escalate our work this year: ➡ chuffed.org/project/peop...
@doctorsfortheenvironment: "DEA’s Dr Carolyn Orr, along with Carole Peters and David Lindenmayer speak to the detrimental health and environmental impacts of prescribed burns in this article for ‘The Post’." 🔗 Read the article online here (Page 7): issuu.com/postnews/doc...
What is a Green Fire-Wall? How can you implement this on your property? What does Fire-Wise garden design look like? Come along to our next webinar this Thursday! ➡ Register: victorianforestalliance.org.au/vfa_webinar_greenfirewalls
"It's a good argument to have mature forests in landscapes, because they can act as a buffer," he said. "You can have regrowth burning very severely, and then it'll run into mature forest and it'll dampen down." www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04...
We're seeking reports on fire mis-management during Planned Burn season. 🔥 Send in your eye witness accounts and photos. Let's hold these folks accountable. ➡ www.victorianforestalliance.org.au/citizen_repo...
PLANNED BURNS HAVE BEEN LIT ACROSS VICTORIA. 🔥 This massive list was published just a few days ago by FFMV, burns to be lit up in the next few days. You've probably noticed the smoke in your area. We must rethink the way we do fire management.
"Breaking free of linear time helps us to think about the world beyond “the human”. It leads us to wonder." ➡ theconversation.com/how-indigeno...
"Planned burns are beginning across Victoria, with some slated near Harcourt, which was ravaged by bushfires early this year." www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03...
BECOME A FOREST CHAMPION 💪🌳💚 Sign up to the VFA's monthly giving program and help us advocate for Victoria's forests to be protected from poor management, logging loopholes, and weakened protections. 🦅 Here's the link you need: www.victorianforestalliance.org.au/donate
Join us in Yarram in the heart of the Strzelecki Ranges for the 4th Annual Strzelecki Koala Festival, a grassroots celebration of one of Victoria’s most significant koala populations and the forests they depend on.
On Sunday 22 March, forests supporters will gather in Melbourne for the March for Forests — a powerful rally calling for real protection of native forests and an end to destructive practices. This is a moment to stand together for climate, biodiversity and the future of the forests we love.
The VFA is an alliance of more than 40 grassroots, volunteer-led groups who hail from every corner of Victoria. In the lead up to the state election, we want to escalate our crucial campaigning work. 🌳 Sign up as a FOREST CHAMPION via the 'donate' page of our website. 💚
Whistling Kites photographed by Gayle Osbourne of Wombat Forestcare in the Trentham area, a rare sighting of this diurnal raptor for the region! More info in WF's most recent newsletter.
The VFA needs monthly donors. 💰 For our campaign work to escalate, we need a reliable source of income, so we can concentrate on protecting the forests we love. 🌳 At the moment, a generous donor has pledge to MATCH EVERY MONTHLY DONATION. ➡ victorianforestalliance.org.au/donate
Are you ready to join the nationwide MARCH FOR FORESTS? @bobbrownfoundation are hosting this mammoth event across the continent. VFA will have a stall at the Melbourne rally - come and say hey and chat with us about the threats our forests are facing. SEE YOU ON THE 22ND!
REPOST BEAM Mitchell Environment Group @wallanwallanrp: "Join the wallan wallan Regional Parkland Alliance to hear about a new parkland proposed for the Upper Merri" ➡wallanwallanrp.org.au ➡events.humanitix.com/introducing-the-wallan-wallan-regional-parkland-online-event
This incredible article in The Monthly explores the culture of 'bush user' groups, and deep dives into what is happening on the ground in Victoria's forests. It is truly worth a read. www.themonthly.com.au/march-2026/e...
NO MINES IN THE WOMBAT FOREST! ❌⛏️ Wombat Forestcare members have found exploratory gold drilling equipment in the Wombat Forest this week. WF is asking residents to write to Jacinta Allen and Steve Dimopoulos, requesting the prompt creation of the promised regional parks and reserves.
REPOST from @greatforestnp: "Join us on Wednesday 11th March from 6pm at Patagonia Naarm/Melbourne Store for the launch of Tales & Trails - a night of singletrack and stoke, to protect the Great Forest."
"Or, we can increase our demands for a safer, more sustainable future for all, and all work even harder together to achieve this." www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/mar/01/a-scorching-summer-has-left-australian-wildlife-on-the-brink-but-it-doesnt-have-to-be-this-way
The opening lines of the VFA submission to the forest fire management consultation process that's open now. Head to our website to read the submission and craft your own - they close on the 20th. www.victorianforestalliance.org.au/ffmv-strateg...
March in March for Forests! ✊🏻✊🏽✊🏿 @bobbrownfoundation "📣 On 22 March, rise up with thousands of people around the country to call for an end to native forest logging. RSVP or sign up to volunteer — marchforforests.org #MarchForForests #EndNativeForestLogging"
"If this hot weather is not for you, join us tomorrow to think cool, green thoughts! We have two incredible forests experts lined up to tell us all about the complex and critically important role of forests for planetary health! 🌳🌿🍃" lighterfootprints.org/why-forests-...
Agencies globally are employing new bushfire detection and suppression technologies to locate and extinguish fires when they start. 🔥 Let's invest in technology that actually works. www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/environment/2026/02/14/the-case-date-bushfire-detection-and-suppression
"In Australian studies, “fuel load was found to have no effect on rate of spread, and only a very minor effect on flame heights”." ➡www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/environment/2026/02/14/the-case-date-bushfire-detection-and-suppression
IMPORTANT: Public consultation is open right now for DEECA’s strategic assessment under the EPBC Act for planned bushfire management works. 🔥🔥🔥 We've made a submission, and we want you to make one too! 🔥 www.victorianforestalliance.org.au/ffmv-strateg...
