The Age ran a great piece today about the Strzeleckis and some of the health problems being caused by Hancock Victorian Plantations and their 'out of control' planting of Shining gum, Eucalyptus Nitens.
It all came to head as a result of research in Tasmania. Have a look at
http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/growing-pains-20100311-q1q7.html
Hopefully The Age will do more about the Strzeleckis and will expose the stupid deal between Hancock and ineffective environment minister Gavin Jennings who turned his back on a deal thrashed out by his predecessor John Thwaites and handed Hancock a windfall deal after ignoring Government policy. The company recognised he was a turkey from the start and with a bit of help from his senior advisor, plus the then director of Trust for Nature, the Wilderness Society and the Victorian National Parks Association, he was sucked into a deal which has seen Hancock laughing all the way to the bank.(The Trust for Nature Director has since been sacked, the Minister's advisor has moved on, the Wilderness Society in is turmoil and the the VNPA director has withdrawn his support for the Strzelecki deal. But the damage has been done and it was unforgivable for the Minister to shaft the community when the previous Minister recognised...
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gavin jennings, hancock victorian plantations, nitens, strzeleckis
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