Kalatha Giant, Toolangi

Kalatha Giant Tree - Toolangi State Forest, Victoria (360 Guided Tour)

Having survived bushfires and logging, the Kalatha Giant is a mountain ash Eucalypt that is the 7th largest tree in Victoria (Australia) with a volume of over 200 cubic metres. This narrated visit pays homage to its imposing presence along the Kalatha Giant Tree Walk with high resolution 360 video and spatial audio.

Australian Forest Mini-Doc - Where the Giants Were : A Tale of Toolangi (PART ONE)

Australian farmers have been put on unprecedented water restrictions. Logging in the Central Highlands water catchment areas is compromising their water security. Evidence suggests that they will run out of water if the logging continues. But their fears fall upon deaf ears.
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Did you know that the tallest tree ever recorded was just over an hour from Melbourne?
Did you know that some of the world's tallest trees continue to stand there?
Did you know that 2000 MCG's worth of forest are being bulldozed each year?
Did you know that 200 hundred animals go extinct every day globally and this forest harbors species never found anywhere else?
Did you know we all have an obligation to act for our environmental heritage?

Well, Welcome to Toolangi !!! This local community has been battling the self-interests of a handful loggers for decades!

Old growth forest ecologies such as Toolangi are vital to creating healthy water systems. Forests act as a sponge to soak water into our rivers and aquifers. Farmers are understanding the correlation and realising that the protection of Victoria's food and water security is inextricably linked to the protection of Victoria's magnificent Mountain Ash forests which are being rapidly logged.

The Great Forest National Park is a proposal to protect 350,000 hectares of forest in Victoria's central highlands, providing a viable solution to the pending ecological collapse. The GFNP would also bring new jobs and vibrancy to local communities away from the destructive native forest logging industry and aiding struggling towns recovering from the 2009 Black Saturday fires.

It's time Melbourne elected for the Great Forest National Park. A great city needs a great park!

greatforestnationalpark.com.au

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The Kalatha giant

Giant Mountain Ash tree in Toolangi forest, Yarra valley , Victoria

Kalatha Giant Tree Walk.

Today we went to Toolangi Forest, We saw the Great Mountain Ash. The lungs of Australia. The worlds oldest Flowing plants and most Carbon Dense Forest. We cried at the destruction done by logging to the natural Habitat of our states Faunal emblem, The Leadbeater's Possum. And we celebrated Fathers Day amongst the Lyre Birds, Finches, Kookaburras and the tiny Leadbeater's Possum. We finished off our day with a walk to the Kalatha Giant Tree. 400 years old. I was honoured to be in its presence.

Toolangi Giants - Part 3

Mapping the surviving giant regnans in logging coupes proposed by VicForests, Ted Baillieus logging company. Most of this forest will be logged for woodchips. 82 kilometers from Parliament house, Victoria.

Toolangi State Forest, Victoria, Australia

Filmed with Contour Roam, Honda Blackbird CBR 1100

Toolangi Giants - Part 1

One of the largest and oldest living things in Victoria - the Kalatha Monarch is at risk from logging in Toolangi. Please help save the Kalatha Monarch - It needs the same protection as the Ada Tree (a smaller sized mountain Ash) -600 hectares of reserve around it. This will take in the Western most extent of Gondwanic rainforest that grows beneath this massive tree.

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Kalatha Giant Tree Walk official Opening by Mark Butler MP, Federal Minister for the environment

Opening in the Toolangi Forest of the Kalatha Giant (Mountian Ash 73m high, 16m girth) Tree Walk. Cindy McLeish State MP for Seymour also spoke. Presided by Steve Meacher, local resident and project leader

CHAG camp and the Toolangi State Forest

The Central Highlands Action Group camp at Toolangi State Forest, with footage of Harley climbing and some areas marked for destruction by the Victorian State Government.

The Tanglefoot Walking Track, Toolangi State Forest

A 4 km return hike along the Tanglefoot Walking Track, high up in the Toolangi State Forest, 70 km NE of Melbourne. Filmed on May 23, 2008.

Kalatha Giant Tree Walk

This is one of the biggest trees in Australia and just a short 5 minute walk from the car park. Come and visit Toolangi and stay yarravalleyaccommodation.com.au

Plantation Walk, Toolangi State Forest

A 4 km hike along Cole's Creek Rd, Southern Section, in the plantation area of the Toolangi State Forest, on May 10, 2008. The kookaburra songs will have you singing and dancing!

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Woodlands Forest Retreat Luxury B&B Cabins - Yarra Valley (360 Guided Tour)

Explore the stunning rainforest cabin B&B destination Woodlands Forest Retreat in the Yarra Valley, where the serenity of nature is blended perfectly with luxurious accommodation and guaranteed seclusion. Featuring 8K 360 video and spatial audio. Book your own getaway:

C.J. Dennis Festival 2012 Day 1. Toolangi mp4

Day 1 of the C.J. Dennis Poetry Competition and Festival at the Singing Gardens in October 2012. This clip shows the results of the competition, and excerpts of the winning entries

Melb Cup Weekend, Nov 2014 Toolangi

Toolangi Fun with Prado, Triton and Jeep

6 years old ... 25 meters up a Karri Tree!!

Kate was an absolute star, and is WA's FIRST female commercial tree climber!! Spacechameleon Adventure Co runs WA's first commercial tree climbing at the Valley of the Giants Tree Top Walk in Walpole WA. Visit; spacechameleon.com.au for more info.

Save Sylvia Creek 27th July 2011

Activity at the gates of Sylvia Creek logging Coupe (gun barrel) during visit by Cindy McLeish MP. Video/ pictures by Michael Nardella

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