Victoria ‘failing’ to offset damage caused by disproportionate level of land clearing
by Australian Associated Press from on (#5Z3K2)
Auditor general says Victoria has most native vegetation cleared, proportional to land mass, in Australia
Victoria has the most native vegetation cleared proportional to land mass of any Australian state and it is failing to offset the damage caused, the state's auditor general says.
About 10,380 habitat hectares of native vegetation is removed from Victorian private properties each year, the auditor general estimated in a report tabled in the state's parliament on Wednesday.
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