Stories from the front line

....eyewitness accounts of blockading and being in East Gippland....

These are stories collected from interviews, statements and writings of and by the people who actively try to stop logging in East Gippsland. They are the real life experiences of activists on the front line, unfiltered by media or "the official line".

Just click on the links below to read about some of the actions that have taken place in East Gippsland and other places to stop old growth logging.

Arrested Arrest at Eden, 2005

Bust of Ferntree Blockade, January 2004 (long)

Cat and Mouse with NRE at Goolengook, 2002

Sneaky mission to treeitters, Goolengook, 2002

A tripod falls at Goolengook camp, 1997

Night time sneaking into logging coupe at Ada, 1997

Doofing, ramming and rolling at Quadra, 1997

Storming the NRE building, 1997

Activist awakening at Goolengook, 1997

Gung ho girls stop logging machine at Goolengook, 1997

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