From The Sunday Tasmanian

It's getting ugly in the forest

by Simon Bevilacqua
26th Nov, 2006.

At least another five people were arrested yesterday as 50 environmentalists - including Tasmanian Greens leader Peg Putt - defied a public exclusion zone and walked 10km into threatened areas of the Lower Weld Valley in the state's south.
Yesterday's arrests bring the total to 25 in the area in the past 10 days.
"The past two community walk-ins have allowed 150 people to witness the destruction being carried out by a new road devlopment into wilderness-quality forest," said the Huon Valley Environment Centre's Jenny Weber.
Meanwhile, the mother of a logging protester says she fears blood will be spilled in the Weld protest.
Newcastle woman Paula Morrow last week came to Tasmania to visit her 30-year-old son Ben Morrow who is protesting against old-growth logging in the Weld.
"There's going to be blood on the forest floor if they're not careful, it's very nasty," Mrs Morrow said.
She said the protest campsite had been destroyed.
"All their stuff has been burnt and bulldozed," she said.
"I can't believe this is happening, I can't believe more people aren't aware of what's happening."
Mrs Morrow said there was no mobile phone coverage in the remote forest and remaining protesters were distraught and lacking the equipment to conduct a safe protest.
She said an exclusion zone had been declared around the logging coupe so protesters were prevented from going into the forest.
"It's illegal to even go and look in there," Mrs Morrow said.
"After seeing what's happening down there, I think these kids are doing the right thing."