Tag: timber industry
Heritage celebrated at timber festival
Once a timber town, always a timber town – people say Heyfield’s timber history is a source of pride.
In Heyfield, this pride goes beyond...
A look at forestry industry history
Philip Hopkins
AS of January 1, Gippsland's hardwood industry is now largely gone, with harvesting of timber from native forests on Crown land no longer...
Bendigo Bank’s faces resignation over timber
Philip Hopkins
A LEADING Australian forestry expert has resigned from Bendigo Bank over its policy not to support the harvesting of native forest.
Rob de Fegely,...
Bath blasts compo deal for timber workers
Philip Hopkins
THE Nationals have labelled Labor's forestry compensation package an insult, demanding the Allan Labor government immediately head back to the drawing board.
Speaking in...
Commissioner finds VicForests conducted unlawful surveillance
ON Thursday August 10, the Victorian Information Commissioner published an investigation report into historical allegations that VicForests conducted unlawful surveillance on several people in...
Politics destroys facts and harms Victorians
Comment
Vince Hurley
The state government has announced the immediate closure of native forestry, fulfilling one of their key objectives.
The campaign has been driven with military...
Challenged to face timber towns
Crossbench MPs calling for a ban on all native hardwood harvesting in Australia have been challenged to visit a timber town and learn about...
Decision rocks timber industry
Shockwaves reverberated around the community on Tuesday, May 23, after the state government announced native timber harvesting in Victoria would come to a close...
Heyfield reacts to timber axe
Heyfield is rife with anger, uncertainty, distrust, and sadness in the aftermath of the state government’s shock announcement last week to bring forward the...
Cameron criticises plan
Comment: John Cameron
THE state government recently said it would minimise job impacts from the timber shortage and accelerate the Opal Maryvale mills transition away...
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State and federal government stand-off over windfarms
Philip Hopkins
THE proposed windfarms off the Gippsland coast, with an estimated construction cost of $100 billion to produce, at full capacity, 25,000 megawatts of...
