After 20 years of uneasy peace, the forest wars are back

Agreements meant to protect forests and create a sustainable timber industry are about to expire, and both sides are preparing for new conflict

For more than 30 years Jill Redwood has fought to save the ancient old growth forests of East Gippsland in Victoria.

Living alone, isolated and self-sufficient on a small rural property in the Brodribb river valley alongside the Snowy river national park, Redwood, the coordinator of the East Gippsland Environment Centre, says there have been endless attempts to silence and frighten her. She's undaunted.