West Australian Forest Alliance


The is an organisation made up of a number of Western Australian environmental activist groups concerned with the destruction of old-growth forests in the South West region.
It has published a range of guides, fact sheets, posters and documents. It is a successor to and includes membership of the earlier groups the Campaign to Save Native Forests, South West Forests Defence Foundation, Great Walk Networking, and other member groups of the Conservation Council of Western Australia.
Advocacy and campaigning by WAFA and its members played a major role in the Western Australian government deciding to end the commercial logging of native forests from 2024 onwards.
It is one of the leading organisations in the, a campaign to end bauxite mining in Western Australia's Northern Jarrah Forest.

Affiliated groups

The WAFA lists the following member groups :

Newsletter

  • The Real forest news. Perth, W.A. : Western Australian Forest Alliance, 1992–1995. Ed. 1 -ed. 6.
  • Forest campaign bulletin. Perth, W.A. : Western Australian Forest Alliance, 1994-
  • Western Australian forest times. Perth, W.A. : Western Australian Forest Alliance, 1999 irregular