Save Mowen Forest

A prized tract of old growth forest in Western Australia's south west will continue to be logged despite a local council's decision to throw its support behind conservation groups who once offered to buy it.

Earlier this year, environmentalists offered WA Premier Colin Barnett $90,000 to buy back part about 1,600 hectares of the 8,000-hectare Mowen Forest, east of Margaret River.

Read more...http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-12-16/mowen-forest-given-support-by-margaret-river-shire/7033520