Comments on: Australia: Arrests in Another treesit campaign, this time in E. Gippsland http://forestpolicyresearch.org/2009/01/14/australia-arrests-in-another-treesit-campaign-this-time-in-e-gippsland/ Sun, 14 Mar 2010 12:53:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Jerome Keightley http://forestpolicyresearch.org/2009/01/14/australia-arrests-in-another-treesit-campaign-this-time-in-e-gippsland/comment-page-1/#comment-8594 Jerome Keightley Sat, 24 Jan 2009 05:13:24 +0000 http://forestpolicyresearch.org/2009/01/14/australia-arrests-in-another-treesit-campaign-this-time-in-e-gippsland/#comment-8594 More people should be doing what they can to stop the wholesale destruction of our natural areas. We need them. More people should be doing what they can to stop the wholesale destruction of our natural areas. We need them.

]]> By: deane http://forestpolicyresearch.org/2009/01/14/australia-arrests-in-another-treesit-campaign-this-time-in-e-gippsland/comment-page-1/#comment-7924 deane Thu, 15 Jan 2009 00:25:29 +0000 http://forestpolicyresearch.org/2009/01/14/australia-arrests-in-another-treesit-campaign-this-time-in-e-gippsland/#comment-7924 POLICE arrested a man on Monday at Chester Block after he chained himself under a Department of Environment and Conservation vehicle to protest them allegedly spreading dieback on the block. Bunbury DEC officers had parked their car on the intersection of Dennis Road and Brockman Highway to carry out work for an environmental review prior to proposed logging. DEC regional leader, Sustainable Forest manager Jason Foster said the officers, including senior dieback staff, were undertaking a routine vegetation assessment in accordance with hygiene management requirements. “They were looking to confirm areas of suitability for the Forest Products Commission’s proposal for logging,” he said. He said they had cleaned their boots before entering the block on foot. However, the Forest Rescue Group at the site claimed the DEC was spreading dieback by walking along a creekline after rainfall. “We approached them to say they would spread dieback,” Chester Forest Rescue spokesperson Simon Peterffy said. The group contacted the Busselton DEC but was told it was not that division’s responsibility before one of the forest rescuers chained themselves to the vehicle. Mr Peterffy said the protesters were “trying to keep the DEC abiding by their own regulations”. “We’re the Green Police,” he said. The forest rescuers also gave the DEC officers “infringements”, a 40-hour tree planting “penalty” and “impounded” their vehicle. Margaret River police arrived at 1.30pm and used boltcutters to free the protester from the undercarriage of the vehicle in the first arrest of the ongoing Chester Block campaign. Justin “Rooster” Adams (25), of no fixed address, received one charge of obstructing a public (DEC) officer, one charge of obstructing a police officer, and one charge of unlawful interference with the mechanism of a motor vehicle. http://margaretriver.yourguide.com.au/news/local/news/general/chester-block-protester-arrested/1407092.aspx POLICE arrested a man on Monday at Chester Block after he chained himself under a Department of Environment and Conservation vehicle to protest them allegedly spreading dieback on the block.

Bunbury DEC officers had parked their car on the intersection of Dennis Road and Brockman Highway to carry out work for an environmental review prior to proposed logging.

DEC regional leader, Sustainable Forest manager Jason Foster said the officers, including senior dieback staff, were undertaking a routine vegetation assessment in accordance with hygiene management requirements.

“They were looking to confirm areas of suitability for the Forest Products Commission’s proposal for logging,” he said.

He said they had cleaned their boots before entering the block on foot.

However, the Forest Rescue Group at the site claimed the DEC was spreading dieback by walking along a creekline after rainfall.

“We approached them to say they would spread dieback,” Chester Forest Rescue spokesperson Simon Peterffy said.

The group contacted the Busselton DEC but was told it was not that division’s responsibility before one of the forest rescuers chained themselves to the vehicle.

Mr Peterffy said the protesters were “trying to keep the DEC abiding by their own regulations”.

“We’re the Green Police,” he said.

The forest rescuers also gave the DEC officers “infringements”, a 40-hour tree planting “penalty” and “impounded” their vehicle.

Margaret River police arrived at 1.30pm and used boltcutters to free the protester from the undercarriage of the vehicle in the first arrest of the ongoing Chester Block campaign.

Justin “Rooster” Adams (25), of no fixed address, received one charge of obstructing a public (DEC) officer, one charge of obstructing a police officer, and one charge of unlawful interference with the mechanism of a motor vehicle. http://margaretriver.yourguide.com.au/news/local/news/general/chester-block-protester-arrested/1407092.aspx

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