Report on the assessment of development application no. 268-11-99 pursuant to section 80 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment act, 1979 for the Proposal by the proponents to construct and operate a silicon smelter near Wallerawang in the Greater Lithgow Local -Government Area - Department of Urban Affairs and Planning

Toxic herbicides used in tree poisoning (see Picloram (Tordon))

Portman Ltd reaches agreement with Quaestus on Silicon project

Industrial charcoal making manual

What happened to the Regional Forest Process? A paper dealing with whether a Southern RFA will herald in a new era of sustainable development for NSW forests, or will it simply result in 'business as usual'

Quaestus Limited

Charcoal blocks with big potential - CSIRO. An alternative to wood?

Some light historical relief! Click on Photo Collection 2,3 and 4. Click in "Image reference" to see the big picture.

Making titanium using electrochemical process rather than carbon reductant (also pplies to silicon)

Dr David Suzuki's letter to Premier Bob Carr

State Forests of NSW - The Lithgow silicon smelter project

Affiliated organisations

The Wilderness Society

South East Forest Alliance - general information

South East Forest Alliance - media releases (search by 'south east forest alliance')

Other links

Batemans Bay Community Information

Comments on the Gunnedah EIS

Nature Conservation Council (NCC) Lithgow silicon plant submission

NCC Gunnedah charcoal plant submissions

NCC Gunnedah action request

Western Australian Forest Alliance

Pilliga action sheet

Lithgow Silicon Smelter - death sentence for a million wild acres

The Economics of Silicon & Ferrosilicon

Residents Against Polluting Stacks

Cycle for Old Growth Forests

Grace Paleg Pastel Art