HEAVY machinery commenced road building at Little Newry State Forest last week ahead of planned logging operations, leaving local conservationists anxious due to the presence of historic mines. Local residents, who say areas of the State Forest have extensive arsenic contamination from historical mining activities, have expressed concern the

NEW research from Wilderness Australia and the National Parks Association of NSW highlights the intensity of logging operations in the proposed footprint of the Great Koala National Park (GKNP). The new report - titled “Intensification Of Logging In The Great Koala National Park” - states that as of 7 October

RAIL passengers keen to travel across the Australian east coast in record time could be one step closer as preliminary drilling begins to determine the high-speed rail route. The long-anticipated east coast rail project is set to connect Brisbane, Sydney, Canberra, Melbourne and regional communities in between. Advertise with News of The