The Victorian government could face a legal challenge on Tuesday, with Djab Wurrung legal advisor Michael Kennedy saying he would apply for protection for the trees in the Supreme Court on behalf of two clients.
"What timing – [Premier] Dan Andrews gets everyone excited with his COVID updates and then they evict the land protectors of Djab Wurrung country, who have looked after this country for thousands of generations," she said. Premier Daniel Andrews told Tuesday's COVID-19 press conference the government had "engaged deeply" with traditional owners and reached an agreement with 12 families who represented the area.
"It was a very spiritual tree, very moving and powerful," he said. The state government had no consent or jurisdiction to remove the tree, he said.
perkinsmiki 👍Good firewood that yellow box
perkinsmiki Silence from Peter_Fitz ? Seemed to go pretty hard on the NSW LNP, not so much here.
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perkinsmiki Environmental vandals....arrest them!
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