Blue Derby Wild have filed notice to appeal the decision handed down on Friday December 9 in the Supreme Court of Tasmania dismissing allegations of unlawful logging. The claims focused on issues of apprehended bias arising from Sustainable Timber Tasmania staff having the powers to self regulate their logging plans and logging operations, in the stead of the independent regulator, The Forest Practices Authority.

This case is about so much more than a few areas of forests around the Blue Derby Mountain Bike Trails. It is about how the Tasmanian native forest logging sector have been regulating themselves for decades. Resulting in countless examples of native forests being logged in ways that are anything but sustainable, lack transparency, do not adhere to the most basic environmental and biodiversity benchmarks, and are purposely exempt from federal laws such as the Environment Protection Biodiversity Conservation Act thanks to our state based Regional Forest Agreement.

If you'd like to help you can send some forest saving donations to support this landmark case via the link provided. 

Our forests are worth more standing, and worth standing up for.