The Liberals plan to make more Tasmanian native forest available to loggers — but the industry isn't on side
1 year ago

The Liberals plan to make more Tasmanian native forest available to loggers — but the industry isn't on side

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In short: The Tasmanian Liberals have promised to make 40,000 hectares of additional native forest available for logging, in an attempt to ease supply issues. The Tasmanian Liberals have promised to make 40,000 hectares of additional native forest available for logging, in an attempt to ease supply issues. Tasmania's peak forestry body has slammed the Liberals' election promise to make more native forest available for logging, arguing the industry is being used as a "political football". The Liberals announced on Thursday they would make 40,000 hectares of forest from what they described as a "wood bank" – Future Potential Production Forest – available for logging at short notice.

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Thousands more of Tasmania 'giant' native trees could be spared from logging under policy change
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Thousands more of Tasmania 'giant' native trees could be spared from logging under policy change

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In short: When a tree meets the definition of 'giant' in Tasmania, it means it can't be logged, and neither can some of the forest around it. Now, the state's public forestry company, which trades as Sustainable Timber Tasmania, has changed its policy around the logging of "giant" trees. Centuries-old trees still available for logging The policy change brings Tasmania …

Hobart protest rally calls for end to native forest logging in Tasmania, as Liberals vow to increase timber harvest
1 year ago

Hobart protest rally calls for end to native forest logging in Tasmania, as Liberals vow to increase timber harvest

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In short: With the state election looming, the Tasmanian Liberals have vowed they plan to ramp up the logging of Tasmania's native forests, dismissing the call to end the practice as an "anti-jobs pledge". With the state election looming, the Tasmanian Liberals have vowed they plan to ramp up the logging of Tasmania's native forests, dismissing the call to end …

Tasmanian timber industry wants greater access to native forests. Conservationists are resisting that push
1 year, 10 months ago

Tasmanian timber industry wants greater access to native forests. Conservationists are resisting that push

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In short: Environmentalists say Tasmania should follow Victoria's decision to end logging in native forests but the local industry wants access increased. Environmentalists say Tasmania should follow Victoria's decision to end logging in native forests but the local industry wants access increased. The tension between the two opposing sides has once again raised the spectre of a return to the …

Tasmania's timber enterprise commits to being 'a part of the climate solution', as new study highlights carbon emissions
2 years, 9 months ago

Tasmania's timber enterprise commits to being 'a part of the climate solution', as new study highlights carbon emissions

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Based in Tasmania's Derwent Valley, Fiona Weaver's adventure tourism business trades on the reputation of Tasmania's pristine wilderness. Key points: A new report finds Tasmania's native forest logging sector is the state's highest emitting industry It says the sector has the same annual emissions as 1.1 million cars The report was compiled by Jennifer Sanger from The Tree Projects in …

Tasmanian Regional Forest Agreement extended for 20 years, PM lauds 'great day' for industry
7 years, 7 months ago

Tasmanian Regional Forest Agreement extended for 20 years, PM lauds 'great day' for industry

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Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Tasmanian Premier Will Hodgman have signed an extension of an agreement they say will provide security for the timber industry. "Regional Forest Agreements for the past 20 years have been a manifest failure for Tasmania," he said. "If Premier Will Hodgman and Prime Minister Turnbull re-sign a Regional Forest Agreement thinking it's delivering good outcomes …

Protected Tasmanian 'peace deal' forests could face logging earlier than expected
8 years, 5 months ago

Protected Tasmanian 'peace deal' forests could face logging earlier than expected

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The Tasmanian Government is considering opening up reserved forests to logging earlier than planned. "Forestry Tasmania has failed to get FSC certification in the forests it's managing at the moment, let alone accessing forests that are earmarked for reserves," he said. "This option would not impede Forestry Tasmania in terms of its application going forward for forest stewardship certification," he …

Forestry guidelines should focus on fundamentals not administration, conservationists say
8 years, 10 months ago

Forestry guidelines should focus on fundamentals not administration, conservationists say

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The Wilderness Society has criticised the State and Federal Government's response to a review of Tasmania's Regional Forest Agreement, saying the focus should be on fundamentals rather than administration. Key points: Governments will adopt all or part 16 recommendations made Conservationists say focus on management means environmental factors overlooked Senator McKim says RFA favours logging industry over conservation The review, …

Government plays down split over Forestry Tasmania ahead of release of long-awaited review
9 years, 11 months ago

Government plays down split over Forestry Tasmania ahead of release of long-awaited review

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The Tasmanian Government is playing down suggestions Cabinet is split over the future of Forestry Tasmania. Mr Harriss said he would also outline the Government's response to the review, which was commissioned as part of last year's state budget. "The details of the split are not clear, only that it was a faction, Gutwein and Harriss, who co-signed a minute …

Forestry Tasmania is under pressure not to clearfell a 60 year-old regrowth coupe in the state's north-west
10 years, 4 months ago

Forestry Tasmania is under pressure not to clearfell a 60 year-old regrowth coupe in the state's north-west

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Forestry Tasmania is under pressure not to clearfell a 60-year-old regrowth coupe in the state's north-west. Lapoinya resident, Anne Duncan said for decades locals have used the 60-hectare forestry coupe as a recreation area. "If there were a wedge-tailed eagle nest right in the middle of the coupe then, you know, the timing and that all changes or we can't …

Tasmanian Liberals unveil details of legislation to repeal forest peace deal
10 years, 10 months ago

Tasmanian Liberals unveil details of legislation to repeal forest peace deal

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The Tasmanian Government has revealed the council set up to oversee the forest peace deal will be dissolved on Friday, as it moves to rip up the forest peace deal. The Resources Minister Paul Harriss has tabled the government's highly-anticipated legislation to repeal the Tasmanian Forests Agreement Act and plot a new course for the native timber industry. "We've tabled …

Union warns of hundreds of job losses if Forestry Tasmania loses government assistance
11 years, 1 month ago

Union warns of hundreds of job losses if Forestry Tasmania loses government assistance

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A union is warning 250 jobs at Forestry Tasmania will be axed if the Liberal party wins government. "They simply cannot pull $25 million, out of Forestry Tasmania without that business folding and without 300 odd jobs being lost." "Forestry Tasmania, we believe would be able to flourish and prosper by having access to that wood resource and being able …

Tasmanian Liberal leader dismisses fears of public sector job losses if the peace deal is scrapped
11 years, 1 month ago

Tasmanian Liberal leader dismisses fears of public sector job losses if the peace deal is scrapped

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The Tasmanian Liberals claim the Commonwealth will continue to fund new Environment Department positions if they win next month's election and scrap the forest peace deal. The State Government is using federal funds tied to the agreement to absorb 42 Forestry Tasmania field staff into the Environment Department. The Community and Public Sector Union's Tom Lynch says Tasmanian taxpayers would …

Native logging end to take decades
14 years, 5 months ago

Native logging end to take decades

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The Forest Industries Association says it will take decades to end native forest logging in Tasmania. Good deal: Gunns The Chief Executive of Gunns Limited Greg L'Estrange says the agreement adds weight to the company's plan for a plantation-based pulp mill in the state's north. But anti Tamar Valley pulp mill groups says the peace deal is a step towards …

Tasmanian Forest peace deal looks to end native forest logging
14 years, 5 months ago

Tasmanian Forest peace deal looks to end native forest logging

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MARK COLVIN: Decades of bitterness and anger may soon be over in Tasmania's forestry debate as a result of a remarkable political deal. And even though the warring parties are calling for an immediate moratorium on the logging of Tasmania's high conservation value forests it won't start until the politicians say so. But in principal both sides of the forestry …

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