For more than two decades Amelia has worked to protect Victoria’s last great forests from logging and woodchipping. With volunteers, communities and academics, Amelia co-developed of the Great Forest National Park proposal, the Emerald Link concept and the re-branded Ethical Paper campaign. Amelia was lead conservation negotiator in the Victorian Forest Industry Taskforce which sought to transition the state’s logging industry into one that all Victorians could support and be proud of.
Amelia is now the National Campaigns Director for the Wilderness Society, which is campaigning for strong new nature laws that actually protect Australia’s precious natural environment and prevent wildlife extinction. Last month, the Wilderness Society lodged court action to contest government approval for Norwegian company Equinor to drill for oil in the Great Australian Bight.