Protesters defend sacred 800-year-old Djap Wurrung trees as police deadline looms
by Lisa Martin from Environment | The Guardian on (#4NQ4C)
Victoria police circle ahead of slated bulldozing of more than 260 trees that are significant to Aboriginal women
A standoff between authorities and hundreds of protestors trying to protect sacred trees in western Victoria could come to a head on Thursday night as a police evacuation deadline looms.
More than 260 Djap Wurrung trees that are 800 years old are slated to be bulldozed to make way for a 12km duplication of the Western Highway between Buangor and Ararat.
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