Gippsland timber workers left in the lurch
The Victorian Government has planted just 0.01 per cent of the 30 million trees promised to assist timber workers – six years on from the announcement.
Timber and forestry
‘Dudded’: East Gippsland’s broken promises and dashed hopes
With the timber industry winding down, East Gippsland is growing increasingly frustrated with stalled tourism infrastructure rebuilds. See the details.
Firewood shortage fuels energy bill pain
Regional Victorian households’ cheapest form of heating – firewood – is about to become far more expensive.
VicForests job losses loom
VicForests’ 163 staff, from Hamilton to Orbost, have been left in limbo as the Andrews government prepares to axe native forest logging.
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Vic government ‘not doing a thing’ as more timber job losses loom
More than 1000 timber workers face the axe as VicForests makes a last-ditch appeal against the legal lockup of Victoria’s native forests.
Wood chop demise another blow for timber
A country show institution is now facing major uncertainty due to the slow collapse of the Victorian timber industry.
Timber rally “Save our jobs”
Two convoys of timber trucks rolled into Morwell, in a funeral procession marking the death of an industry. Rolling updates here.
Australian Paper warns of stand-downs
Maryvale paper mill owners warn “unfortunately, limited stand-downs may become necessary” as pulp log supplies dry up.
Timber rally heads to Morwell
Timber workers will meet at Rosedale and Warragul on Friday morning, before driving their logging trucks to Morwell.
Timber harvesting crippled
Timber harvesting in most of Victoria has been cut back in the wake of today’s final Supreme Court order, ramping up possum protections.
‘Cease operations today’: VicForests
VicForests has ordered timber workers to halt harvesting, following a Supreme Court judgement. See the update.
Special report: Inside timber industry’s heartbreaking future
East Gippsland’s timber industry is on the brink of collapse, with 115 workers facing the axe and warnings Orbost will become a “ghost town”. This is their story.
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