Weld Valley protests continue
by Huonelf Friday November 17, 2006 at 07:49 AM
huon@hush.com

50 people defy forest exclusion zone in the Weld Valley, Southern Tasmania. 3 people arresteded in defence of these wilderness forests.

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50 people yesterday defied a exclusion zone, that stops people from entering public forests, and walked 10km to the site of a new road entering the wilderness forests of the Weld Valley, Southern Tasmania.

Police have established security on the main gate, as well as a mobile operations van, yet even these resources failed to stop the will of the community members who are outraged at the destruction of not only these world heritage quality forests but also the smashing of the one year old Weld Camp.

The 50 people flooded into the area where machinery were ripping into this fern covered gully. After a number of hours three people were arrested, when further police were brought in.

While arrests occured a small band of people began 'black wallaby' operations as police chased them through the forests. Logging was halted for the whole day.

A tree-sitter remains in the forests, and further protests are set to continue...

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