the woodchip export facility on Kooragang Island to protest against woodchipping of native forests. The site is the major export point for woodchips from the north-east forests of NSW, and the protest coincided with the arrival of a woodchip export ship. The action, organised by the Newcastle branch of the Wilderness Society, involved a peaceful blockade of the road. Police were used to remove demonstrators, but no arrests were made. Report and photo by Shane Bently.
Woodchip exporters picketed
January 29, 1992
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