South Sister St. Marys, Tasmania

links to related websites

mainly forestry news .....

March 2007: most current: Tapvision campaign against the pulp mill

Gunns has sued 20 Tasmanian environmentalists for six biggies in a Victorian court. Two websites are devoted to the matter:

A new website McGunns.com provides a forum for discussion
Friends of the defendants have established Gunns20.org

South Sister is only one of many communities in Tasmania making a stand against logging of native forests of special significance in their area. We provide some links to other websites engaged in the same battle.

The premier Tasmanian website dealing with the subject in a general manner is Tasmanian Times - which often carries controversial stories that rock the boat. Much of the discussion surrounding the promised land pulp mill is located here.

Amongst the many local interest groups maintaining websites we have picked a few from which related information may be gleaned:

St. Marys is celebratinf its 150th anniversary in 2007
Save Ralphs Bay from land developers
Blue Tier is a group in the north of the municipality trying to prevent logging on the Blue Tier.
Timber Workers for Forests challenges the assumption there is going to be large scale unemployment were clear felling of native forests to cease.
Sign a petition against use of 1080 against native animals.
Our Stolen Future is an US site for general articles on pesticide poisoning.
Future Australia provides many links to Australian environmental sites.
We now have a new website devoted to water quality in Tasmania. (WARNING: this is an image-intensive website and not recommended for dial-ups)
Canaways Creek Community Group in the Derwent Valley is organizing to protect the drinking water and habitat of the Canaways Catchment

Literature: What could happen to our environment if we proceed to poison everything in the way of the almighty dollar: Rachel Carson's Silent Spring of early '60s vintage or the more recent Our Stolen Future are highly recommended.