PODCAST: The Bulga Plateau story by Tessa Campisi #SaveBulgaForest

A note from Margo: No Fibs is thrilled to publish Tessa’s audio exploration of the history of white settlement on the Bulga Plateau through local historian Helen Hanna – from farmers burning the forest to selling forest remnants on their land to stay afloat, to selling to ‘hippies’. Long time Elands resident Jane Watson relates Elands residents part in the tumultuous campaign to save old growth forests and its recent reincarnation to try to stop native forest logging on the Plateau and other State Forests in the region. First Nation’s man Aaron Dodds discusses his program to reconnect Biripi youth with their land through native forest retreats. Brook Turner is a freelance journalist. He is a former director of The Sydney Opera House, cultural editor of The Australian Financial Review and editor and managing editor of a number of titles, including the AFR Magazine.
Thank you, Tessa. Love your work.

Featured image: Jennifer Allison, a member of Wingham Forest Action and stands 6ft tall, lies across the stump of a tree on the Bulga Plateau. Photo credit: Susie Russell.