please don t. they ll use it as firewood.

The report recommends grazing cattle ONLY in the autumn/winter and removing them for spring so the annual Barmah Muster should be moved from April to September and the lyrics altered for the Barmah Muster Song

nice find. still waiting for Jennifer…

http://www.forest.nsw.gov.au/bush/aug00/stories/16.asp

“Cattle grazing obviously has advantages for reducing fuel for wildfires but it can also be used to reduce annual weeds in these forests. (Note: no evidence to support the statement)

“It is all about timing. The cattle are moved into these areas when the introduced annual weeds are growing in winter. The cattle eat the weeds before they have a chance to flower and seed.

“Grazing is ceased in spring when the native species are growing and seeding. Cattle have the added advantage of slightly disturbing the soil to create perfect conditions for native grasses and shrubs to regenerate.”

The report recommends grazing cattle ONLY in the autumn/winter and removing them for spring so the annual Barmah Muster should be moved from April to September and the lyrics altered for the Barmah Muster Song

BARMAH MUSTER

We’re mustering cattle at Barmah one more
It’s that time of the year once again
Winter is over and spring is here
As we meet for the muster each year

(Chorus)

On Sunday night as the nights shadows fall
We meet at the old cattle yards
The boys are excited as they all have their say
As they plan for the muster next day

The morning is chilly as the sun comes up
As we saddle our bronks for the day
With tucker bags full and our stockwhips in hand
We ride through the tall timber land

(Chorus)

Old Sticher the cook he is with us no more
But his spirit will be there this year
As we meet with the boys for a yarn and a beer
And we join this great atmosphere

We muster the cattle these cattle each day for the week
But when Saturday night it comes round
We kick up our heels and we all clap our hands
To the beat of a good country band

(Chorus)

We’re mustering cattle at Barmah once more
That time has past for the year
But I bet its for certain we’ll all be back here
When we’ll meet for the muster next year .

http://www.forest.nsw.gov.au/bush/feb02/stories/25.asp

please show me the report that shows that cattle improve the ecology of the forests, or any land for that matter.

Are you claiming that the cows don’t eat ANY fuel??? If not what is your point? They eat SOME fuel do they not? No-ones putting cows up as fire-fighting machines dopey. Get it together.

The Victorian Labor Premiers, a representative of working families, has allocated just $4.5 million assistance package for the 55 timber workers affected and we will also seek to maximise training and re-employment opportunities, from the $38 million package (reallocated from Healthcare, schools and vital infrastructure) for the Parks.

According to my calculator that $81,818.18 cents each. Perhaps half going to the trainers, and a quarter in subsidies to new employees. This is back to the future stuff, in NSW in the 80s or was it the seventies, the government came to the sawmill to close it down to create some national parks to win green votes in the city. The workers were told “You’ll all have jobs in tourism, tourisms the go”. Not one timber worker got a job serving cafe lattes.

Since that time National parks have been under funded, under resourced, their management has been highly questionable, many have become weed infested, home to feral animals and of course tinder dry. Not one cent of the Wilderness Society’s $12 million budget is spent on helping our National Parks.

Thats not saving the environment, thats a proven recipe for disaster. Yet it is also the spring board for the next campaign for the greens to create even more national parks.

I thought Graeme’s coments were a little harsh so re-read your posts and now agree with him.