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Behind the Lines

Native Forest

Two animals look at a sign in the forest that reads 'Native forest logging to end in Vic'. One says, 'Now we only have climate change to worry about!'

Matt Bissett-Johnson
31 May 2023

Matt Bissett-Johnson’s native Australian wildlife look amazed at the Victorian Government’s decision to ban native forest logging on Crown land by 2024. Announced in the state Budget in May, the decision means an end to native forest logging in Victoria six years earlier than scheduled. The other state planning to end native forest logging by 2024 is Western Australia.

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The Museum of Australian Democracy acknowledges Australia's First Nations peoples as the Traditional Custodians of Country throughout Australia. We recognise their continuing connection to land, waters and community. We respectfully acknowledge the role that First Nations people continue to play in shaping Australia's democracy. We also acknowledge the Ngunnawal, Ngunawal and Ngambri peoples as the Traditional Custodians of the region in which MoAD is located.

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