Newry State News Today

BELLINGEN, Australia — A coastal breeze can be felt through the rustling eucalyptus leaves of blackbutt, ironbark and tallowwood trees in the old-growth native forest now known as Newry on the coast of the state of New South Wales, in present-day Australia. A faint, melodic creaking sound is audible from a twisted grey gum tree […]

The protest began on Monday as Elders became aware of the planned works, which were guarded by police presence.

Gumbaynggirr Custodians have been forced off their land by Forestry Corporation NSW and the NSW fire brigade, but they have not given up the fight to protect the Newry State Forest. Kerry Smith reports.