What is Belanglo State Forest?
'''Belanglo State Forest''' is a planted forest in the [[Australia]]n state of [[New South Wales]] covering an area of about 3,500 hectares.<ref name=forestry>{{cite web |url= http://www.forestrycorporation.com.au/visiting/forests/belanglo |title=Belanglo State Forest|work=Forestry Corporation of NSW |year=2013 |access-date=24 August 2013}}</ref> It is south of [[Berrima, New South Wales|Berrima]] in the [[Southern Highlands, New South Wales|Southern Highlands]], five kilometres west of the [[Hume Highway]] between [[Sydney]] and [[Canberra]]. The forest is owned by the [[Government of New South Wales|New South Wales Government]] and has some of the earliest [[pine]] plantings in the state. The public has free access to the forest; it is popular with recreational trail bike riders. ==History== ===Backpacker Murders=== In 1992 and 1993, seven skeletons were found in the forest. These became known as ''The [[Backpacker murders|Backpacker Murders]]'' and was thought to be the work of a [[serial killer]]. Eventually, [[Backpacker Murders|Ivan Milat]] was convicted of the murders in 1996 and sentenced to [[life imprisonment]]. ===Other murders=== On the 29 August 2010 trail bike riders discovered another human skeleton in the forest. At first this was thought to be another [[victim]] of Ivan Milat, but later forensic evidence suggests that the remains were left there at a later date.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.abc.net.au/news/2010-09-15/belanglo-bones-belong-to-teenage-girl-police/2261766 |title=Belanglo bones belong to teenage girl: police |work=abc.net.au |year=15 September 2010 |access-date=24 August 2013}}</ref> On 22 November 2010, three teenagers (including one related to [[Ivan Milat (serial killer)|Ivan Milat]])<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/teenage-relative-of-ivan-milat-charged-over-belanglo-forest-killing/story-e6frg6nf-1225958679503|title=Relative of Ivan Milat charged over Belanglo forest killing |date=22 November 2010|work=[[The Australian]]|access-date=2010-11