#forestryloggingandtimberindustry — Public Fediverse posts
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Government accused of 'logging by another name' in WA forests
By Neve BrissendenSouth West locals say the WA government's support for ecological thinning is deeply concerning, and a number of scientists agree.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-25/ecological-thinning-experiment-wa-native-logging/107071374
#ForestryLoggingandTimberIndustry #Forests #Conservation #EnvironmentalImpacts #EnvironmentalPolicy #NeveBrissenden
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Loggers avoid environmental laws by labelling operations 'road maintenance'
By Angela HeathcoteThe Forestry Corporation of NSW avoids strict environmental protection for threatened species by calling a logging operation "road maintenance".
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-21/logging-forestry-corporation-nsw-road-maintenance/107057526
#Environment #ForestryLoggingandTimberIndustry #AngelaHeathcote
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'We're blowing this thing into the harbour': 50 years since woodchip bombing
By Louise Miolin and Zachary BruceA stolen car full of explosives, a hostage held at gunpoint, and a plan gone awry. Inside the anti-woodchip bombing at WA's Bunbury port in 1976.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-02/50-years-since-bunbury-woodchip-bombing/106925942
#History #ForestryLoggingandTimberIndustry #Forests #Crime #Activism #Conservation #LouiseMiolin #ZacharyBruce
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Proposed $200m timber hub promises jobs and building materials boost
By Jean BellThe timber manufacturing hub would transform blue gum wood chips into timber beams for construction.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-23/forestry-hub-boost-for-south-west-victoria-industry/106946618
#ForestryLoggingandTimberIndustry #Industry #ConstructionProjectsandEquipment #RenewableEnergy #AgriculturalCrops #JeanBell
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Calls for end to old-growth logging but environmental groups want more
By Jano GibsonA coalition of conservationists, artists and forest industry figures wants an end to old-growth logging in Tasmania but major environmental groups have distanced themselves from the "shared vision statement", saying it does not go far enough.
#ForestryLoggingandTimberIndustry #IndigenousAustralians #Environment #JanoGibson
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New owner of Rushy Lagoon outlines plans for pine, cattle and tourism
By Laurissa SmithThe buyer of Tasmania's largest farm says in addition to the pine plantation it has planned for the property, it's also considering cropping and leasing out parts of the farm for grazing, tourism and mountain biking.
#Agriculture #LivestockFarming #ForestryLoggingandTimberIndustry #DairyFarming #LaurissaSmith
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What happened when a rare bird found a place to nest near a logging coupe
By Adam Holmes and Daniel MillerIt was late 2021 when one of Australia's rarest birds started to arrive in the native forests of Lonnavale. Ecologists had expected it but for a reacting forestry sector, it was "not sustainable".
#Forests #EnvironmentalManagement #ForestryLoggingandTimberIndustry #Birds #EnvironmentalImpacts #Environment #EnvironmentallySustainableBusiness #AdamHolmes #DanielMiller
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Environmental groups raise concerns about logging 'by stealth'
By Madeleine StuchberyIn the wake of the Victorian government's move away from native timber harvesting, environmental groups are calling for greater management of timber by-product removals in state forests.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-10/environmental-management-forests-logging/106445380
#ForestryLoggingandTimberIndustry #EnvironmentalImpacts #Forests #MadeleineStuchbery