Wombat State Forest: Resident outrage over delayed government response to VEAC report

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Updated April 15 2021 - 12:38am, first published June 20 2020 - 6:00pm
The Wombat Forest with the Lerderderg River flowing through close to Blackwood. Photos: Sandy Scheltema
The Wombat Forest with the Lerderderg River flowing through close to Blackwood. Photos: Sandy Scheltema

WOMBAT State Forest residents are outraged that exploration for gold and other minerals has commenced at Blackwood, amid delays to a government decision which could secure the protection of the forest's biodiversity into the future.

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Hayley Elg

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