Southeast NSW

Lee's portfolio includes support for the Southeast NSW region. A key campaign in this region is to end logging in south east NSW forests to feed the Eden Chip Mill.

Mass gathering and chained protestors halt Mumbulla logging — by Lee Rhiannon — last modified May 19, 2010 12:45 PM

Cyndi Powell in the Narooma news covers the actions against logging in the Mumbulla State Forest, including the arrest of local protesters, the protests of Greens and locals from across the country, and the response of Liberal MP Andrew Constance.

Mumbulla State Forest Action — by Lee Rhiannon — last modified Jul 08, 2010 04:48 PM

On Sunday, a mass forest protest of nearly 300 locals and Greens from across the state enjoyed choirs, speeches and the world premier of a forest theatre production in Mumbulla State Forest. This forest, home to a koala population and also significant indigenous sites, is under severe threat of logging. Following are photos from Sundays protest.

Police remove protesters locked on at Mumbulla Forest, arrest Aboriginal traditional owner — by Lee Rhiannon — last modified May 17, 2010 04:51 PM

Greens MP and southeast spokesperson Lee Rhiannon this afternoon reports that the three protesters locked on to forest clearing machinery in the Mumbulla State Forest, where logging threatens koala habitat, have had their chains cut off by NSW Police and have been transported to Bega Police Station. An Aboriginal traditional owner has just been released after having been arrested for failing to leave the forestry area.

Mumbulla Koala Forest logging stopped – three protesters locked-on — by Lee Rhiannon — last modified May 17, 2010 03:20 PM

Following a weekend of mass protests in the southeast forests, protesters this morning have stopped logging in Mumbulla State Forest which threatens local koalas, Greens MP and southeast spokesperson Lee Rhiannon said this morning

Greens head to South East NSW for forests action — by Alison Orme — last modified May 14, 2010 03:09 PM

All four NSW Greens MPs and members from across NSW attend State Greens Conference in Bermagui tomorrow, followed by a Mumbulla Forest action on Sunday morning.

Mumbulla forest wins logging halt, but koala habitat still at risk — by Lee Rhiannon — last modified Jul 09, 2010 01:52 PM

Commenting on today's decision by Forests NSW to halt logging areas within two compartments in the Mumbulla State Forest following revelations that they were gazetted as an Aboriginal Place in the 1980s, Greens MP and spokesperson for South East NSW Lee Rhiannon has congratulated the traditional owners for defending the forest, and has called on Environment Minister Frank Sartor to stop logging areas in two adjacent compartments where koala habitat is still at risk.

Koala habitat logging blockade back on — by susie — last modified Mar 31, 2010 05:42 PM

Greens MP and spokesperson for South East NSW Lee Rhiannon and Chipstop spokesperson Harriett Swift have called on the NSW government to honour the agreed temporary halt to logging in the Mumbulla Forest by removing all their forestry equipment from the site and returning it to the local depot.

Koala habitat logging starts near Tathra — by susie — last modified Jul 09, 2010 01:54 PM

Greens MP and spokesperson for South East NSW Lee Rhiannon says the NSW government is complicit in an act of environmental vandalism by allowing logging to start this morning in the Mumbulla Forest, threatening the last known koala population on the far South Coast of NSW.

Call for Kenneally to save koalas from logging — by susie — last modified Jan 25, 2010 09:20 AM

Greens MP and south east NSW spokesperson Lee Rhiannon has called on Premier Kristina Kenneally to step in to save a koala population under threat from logging in the Mumbulla State Forest.

Solution to Rees' environment blunder — by pretaadmin — last modified Aug 24, 2009 01:22 PM

It seems that NSW's conservation puzzle has too many pieces for Premier Rees to handle ... Lee has a clue for the Premier.