In 1945 there was a well-resourced Campaign called "Save the Forests". It was a significant campaign with input from a wide range of Government and private organisations.
Roger Smith has provided a collection of pamphlets from that time that were held by his father, Frank Smith, who in 1946 was the "Field Officer" of the Campaign. There are extensive typewritten notes of his activities during this period which may be a useful addition to this article.
The pamphlets are reproduced below.
An Inseparable Trinity - Save the Forests Campaign Annual Report 1949
Second Report of Activities
Structure
Country Organisation
Activities
Growing Eucalypts
Forest Week 1945
School Camps
Water
Publications & Activities
Seed Collection
Also
Maffra Newspaper Article 1946
Save the Forests A Ker, 1950 (Empire Forestry Review, Vol. 29, No. 2)
Save the Forests - Scout InvolvementCE Isaac, 1945
Principal Timber Trees. FCV 1925
Principal Australian Eucalypts. FCV. 1924

Campaign Poster - Around 1945