Media

ABC TV

• Locals concerned over Queensland housing and commercial development. (2024, May 8). [Broadcast]. In ABC News. ABC TV. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-05-08/locals-concerned-over-queensland-housing-and/103815246
   

ABC NEWS

• Survey detects platypus in an unlikely location in urban area of Brisbane River catchment near Ipswich.Fitzsimmons, C. (2023, June 24).  ABC News. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-06-24/qld-an-unlikely-platypus-haven-in-the-brisbane-catchment/102505522
  
• Ipswich residents say controversial housing development threatens vulnerable koala population. Pingilly, V. (2024, May 5). ABC News.  Koalas could be extinct in south-east Queensland in 'not-too-distant future', RSPCA says - ABC News 

• Koalas could be extinct in south-east Queensland in "not-too-distant future", RSPCA says. Gwynn, L. (2025, May 28). ABC News.  Koalas could be extinct in south-east Queensland in 'not-too-distant future', RSPCA says - ABC News 

THE GUARDIAN

• The fight for Woogaroo Forest: new housing, could silence some of Queensland's virtuoso songbirds. Hinchliffe, Joe. (25 May 2025) The fight for Woogaroo Forest: new housing could silence some of Queensland’s ‘virtuoso songbirds’ | Wildlife | The Guardian 

SYDNEY MORNING HERALD

• Homes v habitat: The fight to save a forest amid a population boom. Kruk, C. (2024, October 30). Sydney Morning Herald. https://www.smh.com.au/national/queensland/homes-vs-habitat-the-fight-to-save-a-forest-amid-a-population-boom-20241010-p5khb8.html
   

THE IPSWICH TRIBUNE

• Failing traps allow plastics to continue choking creeks. Mellett, R. (2025, June). The Ipswich Tribune. https://www.ipswichtribune.com.au/council/failing-traps-allow-plastics-to-continue-choking-creeks
   
•  Generations unite to stop Woogaroo clearing  Mellett, R. (2024a, June 21). The Ipswich Tribune. https://www.ipswichtribune.com.au/generations-unite-for-woogaroo-forest
   
• Springfield vets fight Woogaroo bulldozing. Mellett, R. (2024b, June 26). The Ipswich Tribune. https://www.ipswichtribune.com.au/ipswich/springfield-vets-fight-woogaroo-bulldozing
   
• Senator to talk with Plibersek over Woogaroo. Mellett, R. (2024c, July 3).  The Ipswich Tribune. https://www.ipswichtribune.com.au/ipswich/senator-to-talk-with-plibersek-over-woogaroo
   
• SCG flogs eco lifestyle on back of doomed forest. Mellett, R. (2024d, July 10).  The Ipswich Tribune. https://www.ipswichtribune.com.au/ipswich/scg-flogs-eco-lifestyle-on-back-of-doomed-forest
   
• Powerful owls put on a show at Woogaroo Creek. Mellett, R. (2024e, July 24). The Ipswich Tribune. https://www.ipswichtribune.com.au/ipswich/lifes-a-hoot-at-woogaroo-creek
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• Drone footage shows forest alive with koalas. Mellett, R. (2024f, July 17).  The Ipswich Tribune. https://www.ipswichtribune.com.au/drone-footage-shows-forest-alive-with-koalas
   
• Miles and Linard told to save Ipswich forest. Mellett, R. (2024g, August 14). The Ipswich Tribune. https://www.ipswichtribune.com.au/campaigners-demand-leaders-save-forest
   
• Saving Woogaroo Forest a hoot. Mellett, R. (2024h, August 28). The Ipswich Tribune. https://www.ipswichtribune.com.au/ipswich/saving-woogaroo-forest-a-hoot
   
• Locals blame sewer works for loss of koalas. Mellett, R. (2024i, September 4). The Ipswich Tribune. https://www.ipswichtribune.com.au/ipswich/locals-blame-sewer-works-for-loss-of-koalas
   
• Land tax slashed with Woogaroo beekeeping DA. Mellett, R. (2024j, September 18). The Ipswich Tribune. https://www.ipswichtribune.com.au/business/land-tax-slashed-with-woogaroo-beekeeping-da
   
• Experts warn extinction event looming. Mellett, R. (2024k, October 9). The Ipswich Tribune. https://www.ipswichtribune.com.au/experts-warn-extinction-event-looming?fbclid=IwY2xjawJnvCJleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHplMMP9_EvQ_GAaDYAUt1S0jQrVp9rQxf_A8cfd8TWQv_9P4DCWn5aUaCHa6_aem_Yw9uP-Vvu1Shf72o92TiDw
   
• Lendlease buyout creates Stockland property giant. Mellett, R. (2024l, October 9). The Ipswich Tribune. https://www.ipswichtribune.com.au/ipswich/lendlease-buyout-creates-stockland-property-giant
   
• King Charles to receive Woogaroo letter. Mellett, R. (2024m, October 23). The Ipswich Tribune. https://www.ipswichtribune.com.au/ipswich/king-charles-to-receive-woogaroo-letter
   
• Village 3 sign-off behind closed doors, December 23. Mellett, R. (2024n, December 11).  The Ipswich Tribune. https://www.ipswichtribune.com.au/ipswich/village-3-sign-off-behind-closed-doors-december-23
   
• Lawyers see errors in Stockland Precinct Plan. Mellett, R. (2024o, December 18). The Ipswich Tribune. https://www.ipswichtribune.com.au/council/lawyers-see-errors-in-stockland-precinct-plan
   
• 15,300 signatures as forest fight ramps up.  Mellett, R. (2025a, January 22). The Ipswich Tribune. https://www.ipswichtribune.com.au/ipswich/15300-signatures-as-forest-fight-ramps-up
   
• Springfield City Group leaves forest a mess. Mellett, R. (2025b, February 5).  The Ipswich Tribune. https://www.ipswichtribune.com.au/ipswich/springfield-city-group-leaves-forest-a-mess
   
• Liveability of the Ipswich region ... Who decides? Mellett, R. (2025c, February 11). The Ipswich Tribune. https://www.ipswichtribune.com.au/business/liveability-of-the-ipswich-region-who-decides
   
• Letter to the Editor: Save Woogaroo. Mellett, R. (2025d, February 12). The Ipswich Tribune. https://www.ipswichtribune.com.au/notices/letter-to-the-editor-save-woogaroo
   
• Ipswich biodiversity now at tipping point. Mellett, R. (2025e, February 19).  The Ipswich Tribune. https://www.ipswichtribune.com.au/ipswich/ipswich-biodiversity-now-at-tipping-point
   
• Forest decision on March 21. Mellett, R. (2025f, March 5). The Ipswich Tribune. https://www.ipswichtribune.com.au/development/forest-decision-on-march-21
   
• State okays Bellbird Park core koala habitat clearing. Mellett, R. (2025g, March 12). The Ipswich Tribune. https://www.ipswichtribune.com.au/state-okays-bellbird-park-core-koala-habitat-clearing?fbclid=IwY2xjawJnu95leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHqCAgpNpoSiF7t7ArnWSxTNA4cR2tgr1QKKR64OQeKa0Vegpv1kyBEhuwo_W_aem__S4QaosgqT6Bj-uF_vaztw
   
• Woogaroo group to protest at MP’s office. Mellett, R. (2025h, March 26).  The Ipswich Tribune. https://www.ipswichtribune.com.au/woogaroo-group-to-protest-at-mps-office
   
• Senator delivers forest petition to Parliament. Mellett, R. (2025i, April 2).  The Ipswich Tribune. https://www.ipswichtribune.com.au/city-life/senator-delivers-forest-petition-to-parliament
   
• Council ‘flying blind’ on sustainability targets. Mellett, R. (2025j, April 9). The Ipswich Tribune. https://www.ipswichtribune.com.au/council-flying-blind-on-sustainability-targets
   
• It took FOI to see secretive City Group revegetation plan. Mellett, R. (2025k, April 16).  The Ipswich Tribune.  It took FOI to see secretive City Group reveg plan 

SPRINGFIELD LAKE NEWS

• Community Rallies to Protect Wildlife in Woogaroo Forest. (2024, May 29). Springfield Lake News. https://springfieldlakesnews.com.au/community-rallies-to-protect-wildlife-in-woogaroo-forest/