No-one writes more eloquently about the hazards <\/p>\n\n\n\n
of burning rainforest than does David Lindenmayer, <\/p>\n\n\n\n
ANU\u2019s professor of forest ecology (the Age 040120).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He says if rainforest trees are cut down, regrowth <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cbecomes more prone to high severity fire\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But I can\u2019t forgive him for omitting the Otways. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Victoria has back-burned this forest for many years<\/p>\n\n\n\n
and he must have known this truth the whole time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Yes, the Otways forest could supply fresh water <\/p>\n\n\n\n
to all the southwest through the magic of acquifers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Yes, after 1939 Judge Stretton ordered the sawmills<\/p>\n\n\n\n
with their smouldering heaps of sawdust <\/p>\n\n\n\n
out of the Otways forest and into our townships.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We\u2019re struggling, trying to serve millions of tourists<\/p>\n\n\n\n
with only a day or so to cover the Great Ocean Road<\/p>\n\n\n\n
seeking glow worms and the \u201cTwelve Apostles\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Why don\u2019t academics get it?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
How dare they maintain an evil, consistent silence <\/p>\n\n\n\n
on the matter of protecting the Otways rainforest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cVicforests\u201d runs on losses, supported by our tax.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Plantations and poisons for jobs is crap, real crap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Premier Andrews did say no logging after 2030.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But 2030 may be too late in this extreme heat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We\u2019ve screamed Save the Otways for over 30 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But we get more towering heaps of lumber and lies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The media slaps us down like silly greenies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Linfox may be thriving, but the price has escalated. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Yes, you can sip coffee in our shops, and on our land. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
But now the ugly truth isn\u2019t so much fire, it\u2019s climate.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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