Green groups fear Victorian logging ban may actually endanger some old growth forest

Environmentalists say a Victorian government plan to preserve old growth forest may instead open up currently protected areas

Environment groups have raised doubts about the Victorian government's promise to protect 90,000 hectares of old growth forest, just weeks after the Andrews government announced a major transition plan for Victoria's timber industry.

Six organisations, including The Wilderness Society, Friends of the Earth and Environment Victoria, have expressed fears that the government will open up some areas currently mapped as old growth to logging.