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WHAT NEXT? Sign-off on forest plan, but sawmills still troubled about industry’s future

Devil is in the detail: Tasmanian forests plan responses

By JIM BOWDEN

AN historic ‘peace plan’ presented to the Tasmanian premier David Bartlett in Launceston last week, designed to end three decades of bitter conflict over native forests, has brought little peace to country sawmillers.

They say many years of hard negotiations with conservationists that secured a regional forest agreement guaranteeing access to a 300,000 cub resource out to 2017 – and signed off by both federal and state governments and the Tasmanian legislative council – now stands for nothing.

“So here we go again – it has all been a waste of time, sweat and

Transition in Tasmania .. out of native forests to plantations.

blood,” says Ike Kelly, one of Tasmania’s most revered forest figures who has operated Kelly Timbers at Dunalley, 57 km east of Hobart on the Tasman Peninsula, for more than 50 years and who was awarded an Order of Australia for his services to the industry.

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“They’ve locked up 60% of our resource and now they want the rest of it,” he said in an emotional interview with T&F enews.”

A Statement of Principles, a blueprint for the establishment Cont Page 4

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FORESTS plan – THE REsPONSES

Greens now seek Making early logging ban an Plantations won’t meet demand impact ..

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THE Greens are pressing the Tasmanian government to begin rolling out a ban on logging in old-growth forests, amid signs protection could still be some time away.

About 200,000 ha of public forests eventually could be covered by the highconservation-value ban. But coupes about to be logged could be spared if Forestry Tasmania is prepared to reschedule its work. ‘’Just because a forest is nominated doesn’t by itself make it a high-conservationvalue forest,” says Terry Edwards, chief executive of the Forest Industries Association of Tasmania.

He says it could take 30 years to complete the transition out of some native forests.

Forestry Tasmania is confident that it would be able to meet demands for sawlogs while introducing a moratorium on high-conservation-value trees.

The president of the Institute of Foresters of Australia Peter Volker estimates that of 1.5 million ha of forest area in the state, about 1% is subject to logging in one year.

“What amuses me is that the Greens have sacrificed nothing in this deal,” he said.

“They talk about a world class pulp mill but now won’t support Gunns’ Tamar mill project.”

Forestry Tasmania has already identified 10 coups listed as critical to the native forest proposal; five of them have already been harvested and regenerated and another five are in the process of contract harvesting. Contractors will either have to finish the harvest or stop and exit the coups for a compensation payout.

Mr Volker said the Greens continued talking about a

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How do you employ Greg L’Estrange .. plantations fundamental to the future of the forest industry.

plantation resource. “But we can’t move tomorrow and harvest them.

“And who is going to pay for it all and what about the silviculture? If you have to grow sawlogs in plantations you have to select the right species, plant them in the right place, thin, and prune them and have enough production scale to run a sawmill,” Mr Volker said.

“Gunns is saying it can’t run a softwood sawmill without at least 600,000 cub of sawlogs.

The current plantation resource is well under that amount.”

Gunns chief executive Greg L’Estrange has welcomed the Forest Statement of Principles.

He said the agreement was a momentous step and was aligned with Gunns’ existing strategy of moving towards becoming a fully plantationbased company.

The statement also recognised the importance of a pulp mill as part of the creation of a strong, sustainable, plantation timber industry.

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tasmanian FORESTS PLAN – THE REsPONSES

Any final outcome must be independent process THE National Association of Forest Industries, a signatory to the Tasmanian agreement, supports the plan but stresses any final outcomes from the process are independent from other states or regions.

“The process reflects the unique forest industry structure and market situation in Tasmania,” NAFI chief executive Allan Hansard said.

He said the Tasmanian deal, providing a moratorium on logging of high conservation value forests within 90 days of government acceptance, was the result of local factors not applicable elsewhere.

Signatory groups are already differing on how quickly the Tasmanian transition from native forests into plantations can be achieved. Conservation

Allan Hansard .. plan unique to Tasmania.

groups will push for this to occur within 12 months, while the Forest Industry Association of Tasmania says it will take up to 30 years.

Conservationists in other states have called for elements of the

deal to apply nationally, but NAFI insists the industry should fiercely resist such attempts.

The document will set a framework for the state government in the next stage of the process, which NAFI believes should be consistent with the legislative requirements and intent of the Tasmanian Regional Forest Agreement.

Mr Hansard said the negotiating process was challenging but he welcomed the statement of principles as an important first step towards long-term certainty for the Tasmanian forest industry.

“NAFI looks forward to the role of government in further facilitating a robust and longterm outcome,” he said.

“We also appreciate the considerable amount of work and good will displayed by all parties involved in the negotiations.

Because it’s about people and communities as well.”

Timber Community Australia’s Tasmanian manager Barry Chipman said there were still aspects to the ‘principles’ which were of ongoing concern to TCA’s membership base, which included dependent families and members from the sawmilling, rotary veneer mill, specialty timber and contracting communities.

“Throughout these ongoing negotiations, TCA will continue to strive to overcome these concerns,” he said.

“The principles are now with the state government; at this stage it is appropriate to give the government time to assess the contents of the document and its potential implications and then to consult further with the parties to the principles before announcing its response.”

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NATIVE FOREST PLAN – THE REsPONSES

See Statement of Principles document – Page 14 Trevor Richardson TCA

Ken Padgett AFCA

Michael O’Connor CFMEU

Phill Pullinger Environment Tas

Allan Hansard NAFI

David Mackenzie Wilderness Society

Terry Edwards FIAT

Edmond Vincent TFCA

Don Henry Aust Conservation Foundation

Fred Ralph Country Sawmillers

Industry views differ on Tasmania’s transition phase to plantation estate From Page 1

of a longer-term agreement for the Tasmanian forest industry, was signed by 10 of Australia’s most powerful forest industry and environmental organisations after nearly six months of closed-door talks.

The deal between them provides for ‘’immediate’’ protection of high-conservation-value native forests, and outlines a means for a moratorium, commencing in 30 days and completed over three months.

But Tasmanian Premier David Bartlett says he believes the 30-day period had not yet

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started, and he may need to reach agreement first with Prime Minister Julia Gillard. ‘’We will be moving as rapidly as possible to start that clock ticking,’’ Mr Bartlett said.

‘Elevating this debate up to where there is a total community view is a greater task for the environmental movement than it is for the forest industry – Fred Ralph

Other key points of the preliminary deal presented to the premier, resources minister

Bryan Green and Greens leader Nick McKim are: • A gradual shift to a timber industry based on plantations.

• Acceptance by all parties that logging of native forests, possibly including some highconservation ones, can continue to provide timber to meet existing supply agreements.

• A transition over a period, of possibly up to 30 years, out of native forests to plantations.

• The immediate payment of $20 million promised by the federal government in August to assist contractors.

• Substantial restructuring, exit aid packages and compensation

to industry players, communities and families to help the pain of a smaller plantation-based industry.

• Approval by environmental groups of “a pulp mill”.

However, Mr Bartlett acknowledges that none of the deal, including the halt to logging of sensitive forests such as the Florentine and Weld, will come into effect until the state and federal governments consider and respond to the proposed plan.

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FORESTS plan – THE REsPONSES

Pulp mill and jobs critical in transition to plantation base

Jobs critical in transition to a plantation-based industry From Page 2

jobs, with the acknowledgment that the construction of a pulp mill and the jobs it will create is critical in the transition to a plantation-based industry,” Mr L’Estrange said.

He said Gunns was very supportive of ending longstanding community conflict, and recognised its social responsibility in providing the catalyst for the creation of a modern forest industry in Tasmania.

“A plantation-based industry is fundamental for the future of the forest industry in Tasmania, and an important part of that modern industry is the Bell Bay pulp mill,” he said.

“We will continue to consult with the community, and other groups not party to this statement of principles, in

relation to the pulp mill.

“However, we must be clear that while these principles have been driven by the community, there are financial and social consequences to it.

“We will be working during the next few weeks to quantify those consequences and begin planning how we can minimise them during the transition.

Our prime concern during this process will be to provide a clear path forward for our employees and contractors.

“We will be working closely with the federal and state governments to ensure our employees and stakeholders are adequately looked after.

“This needs to move forward as quickly as possible to provide certainty to our employees, their families and the communities in which they live.”

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tasmanian FORESTs PLAN – THE REsPONSES

Planning strategy in forest change must be detailed .. and on a mill-to-mill basis From Page 4

good start to a new-look forest sector and an end to “civil war” over forests, but “the real work is yet to be done”.

Ike Kelly, a former chairman of the Tasmanian Country Sawmillers Federation, has questioned the rationale of shifting to a plantations-based industry away from native forest production.

“In the proposal to stop all native forest production, the conservationists have classified regrowth forest – the forests we are regrowing ourselves – as old growth forests,” he said.

“Gunns has pulled out of native forests and left an allocation of 190,000 cub m but it’s apparent we can’t touch that either.

“There is nothing else but for Tasmania to move to plantations, a crop that won’t be ready for 30 years,” he said.

“Conservationists around the world talk of carbon credits and environmental standards, but if they stop using forests in Tasmania that are sustainably managed, re-sown and will be pristine for another 50 years, the people who need it will have to get it from Indonesia or elsewhere where they scalp the forests and leave them.”

Mr Kelly said most sawmills, for sure, were capable of cutting plantation wood grown over 10 years but the industry would have no use for it.

“Out of a 6-foot piece of this wood you couldn’t even make a boomerang. It’s not a matter of cutting the timber, it’s about supplying wood the industry can use.”

Mr Kelly recalled that in the mid70s it was decided sawmillers were over-cutting the forests by 50%.

“Every sawmiller was working on the allocation of, I think, 760,000 cub m. Then, bang,

Tasmanian Premier David Bartlett (right) with Paige Kelly and Barry Chipman from Timber Communities Australia at the Kelly sawmill in Dunalley. Mr Bartlett was at the mill as part of his ‘Walk in my Shoes’ program in July to get hands-on experience of the day-to-day challenges of the state’s timber workers.

overnight we lost 50% of the resource. Some of the sawmillers bought out others to remain viable. We won’t be doing it this time because we have no idea what’s around the corner. I’m sure a lot of us will have to be bought out.”

Mr Kelly added: “And while all this paper work is going on and agreements are being signed, it will be the governments that make the final decision.”

Putting a different slant on the issue, Fred Ralph, chairman of the Tasmanian Country Sawmillers Federation and one of the 10 signatories to the Statement of Principles, said: “What it means to us is reality, a new paradigm, where if there is a clash between the economy and ecology, then ecology is likely to predominate.

“And it’s not just about the timber industry, and not just about Tasmania, but broadly it’s across the western world.

“It’s no longer about the overused term of the last 20 or 30 years of win, win and outcomes, which is rarely achieved, it’s more about better, better, to use a recent quote by Tony Windsor.”

Mr Ralph believes: “After we

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have gone through this process, then country sawmillers are going to be better off than if we

didn’t go through the process.”

He said the recent events of antagonists sitting down together to talk over issues, hopefully would convert them to protagonists for the entire community, and clearly the forest industry was part of that.

“We have to take ourselves away from the zero sum gain which has been the case for the last 25 years. Everyone, including the conservationists, must take a more elevated view of what is best for the community and not just one particular section of it.

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tasmanian FORESTs PLAN – THE REsPONSES

‘A fair-dinkum all-communities plan’ From Page 7

production forest secured into some other status where it is no longer production forest there will be the view that the forest industry has lost and the environmentalists have won.

“We’ve got to elevate the debate to something out of the gutter where people can see that if there is an area taken away from production forests and that has a value to the community then that value also extends to the forest industry.

“Likewise, if we take an area away from production forests and there is an economic effect,

then the environmentalists have to realise that there is an opportunity cost and they must also be responsible and inevitably share in the reduction of the level of economic activity.”

Mr Ralph hastened to add: “Elevating this debate up to where there is a total community view is a greater task for the environmental movement than it is for the forest industry.”

He said the industry’s views on the transition period from native forests to plantations, likely to be about 30 years, differed considerably.

“What we have to do now is keep people settled down because the long-term future of the quality of the forest will be determined by the plan that emerges over the next 12 months.

“I think we need the best possible environment for the planners to go through the process. And the planning has to be very detailed and on a mill-to-mill basis – it can’t just be big hands on small maps. It may mean some mills will exit in the short term and others will exit in the longer term.

“It may also mean that every

sawmiller we now have we are going to need in 30 years’ time as they could be cutting more timber than they are now.”

Mr Ralph told T&F enews: “It’s really a numbers exercise – what’s got to be put in the ground, what’s going to come out of the ground, what’s going to be left in the ground, and who’s going to get it.”

Mr Ralph said the planning process, review and gathering of facts should not be restricted to just production forest areas.

“This has to be a fair dinkum all-communities plan – it’s got to incorporate all those areas already locked up as reserves.

A few people with the right background should now sit down and dispassionately assess the bigger picture “As a community we need to know what is the value of those areas that are locked away. We want to know how these areas are going to be looked after and who is going to pay for it.

“We’ve established the principles, we must now establish the mechanisms for the next step and in establishing that mechanism we must be sure it takes into account not just the perspective of the production forest industry, or just the conservation movement, but the whole nine yards.”

Mr Ralph is also not convinced about the envisaged transition period to a plantation estate.

“If we say yes to plantations, then we have to figure out how big an area this will be – how much farmland we will have to take up to grow trees and what effect this will have on water catchments and so on.

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industry news

Forest industries shut out of climate change roundtable THE National Association of Forest Industries is disappointed that Australia’s only carbon positive industry has been excluded from the government’s climate change roundtable announced last week.

Chief executive Allan Hansard said it made sense to have the forest industry involved in the consultation; major climate change commentators had highlighted the importance of the forest industry, including Sir Nicholas Stern and Professor Ross Garnaut.

“The focus should be on the forest industry which offsets carbon emissions as well as the polluters,” Mr Hansard said.

“The roundtable should not only include those industries with high emissions but those that can help provide a sustainable solution to a lower emissions future.

“NAFI had significant input in the development of the government’s proposed CPRS and international negotiations on climate change, so it is disappointing for us to be left out.

“With the right policy measures, the forest industry has the potential to absorb 80 million tonnes of carbon emissions a year by 2020. This could be through a range of initiatives

such as growing trees, storing carbon in wood products and by using wood-waste to create renewable bioenergy and biofuels.

“The government itself has acknowledged that forestry is the only carbon positive industry.”

NAFI has called on the government to increase the representation of the forest industry in its consultations on climate change policy and will seek a meeting with the Climate Change Minister Greg Combet to discuss the issue.

The government announced the establishment of two roundtables to engage the business community and nongovernment organisations on its climate change policies.

Business leaders at the roundtable will advise the government on economic and business issues surrounding climate change.

The roundtable will be cochaired by Deputy Prime Minister and Treasurer Wayne Swan and Greg Combet. The Minister for Resources and Energy Martin Ferguson will also be a member.

The roundtables will meet monthly, or as required, until the end of 2011.

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contribution to the principles statement should not be overlooked and was deserving of recognition.

“This has been a difficult process for all involved and none more so than the management and

staff of Forestry Tasmania,” Mr Adams said.

“It has been a credit to, and in no small part a consequence, of the professionalism and contribution made by the staff and management of Forestry Tasmania that the principles were able to be developed.”

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Coalition worry on Greens’ stance as federal ministers welcome agreement THE federal government has welcomed the agreement between industry and environmental NGOs in Tasmania.

“The government, like the Tasmanian government, will take a close interest in the details of the agreement.

We will be engaging closely with the parties involved and will carefully consider these principles. We expect to speak with the negotiating group over coming days.”

That was the comment out of minister for sustainability and the environment Tony Burke’s office in a media release issued on behalf of Mr Burke, Senator Joe Ludwig, minister for forestry, and Simon Crean, minister for regional Australia.

The federal Coalition has cautiously welcomed the release of the statement of principles.

“It is clear the Greens and their followers will continue to campaign against the forest industry until it is completely dead,” forestry spokesman Senator Richard Colbeck said.

“The Coalition remains concerned about some elements of the principles, particularly the difference in

Senator Colbeck said forestry minister Joe Ludwig was all at sea on forest contractors’ assistance “He is refusing to confirm the when, how and who of the $20 million promised for Tasmanian forest contractors.

Tony Burke .. Tasmanian agreement welcomed.

Richard Colbeck .. differences in interpretation.

interpretation already emerging between some signatories and the potential impact on forest industry players who are not a signatory to the document.

“I am pleased the groups plan to continue discussions as there are clearly important details to figure out including the future of the pulp mill, the use of biomass for renewable energy generation and access to native forest for the industry.”

But Senator Colbeck said he was very concerned that, despite this process being portrayed as bringing peace to the forests, the leader of the Australian Greens Senator Bob Brown had announced, ‘nothing like this is ever totally

finalised’ “This attitude was demonstrated by at least four high profile recent resignations from Environment Tasmania, one of the lead groups in the negotiation process, due to a disagreement with a draft of the agreement,” Senator Colbeck said.

“The federal government must ensure the Greens do not dictate to the prime minister and forestry minister over this critical issue.

“The influence of the Greens across the Gillard government has vastly increased and it is a threat to the forestry industry, not just in Tasmania but throughout Australia.”

“At senate estimates hearings, Minister Ludwig was unable to confirm if the funding would be available before July 1, 2011 nor would he commit to one extra cent of funding beyond the $20 million.

Senator Colbeck said the minister must understand the $20 million promised for forest contractors was needed immediately.

“Many forest contractors are already selling equipment, laying off employees and receiving massively reduced prices for their services – and many more will do so before Christmas.”

He said already Forestry Tasmania was reviewing the operations of contractors in coups that will be subject to the moratorium on certain coups.

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The organiser, The Forest Trust, said the discussions were needed to bridge the disconnect between pricesensitive demand and high costs related to legal and sustainable production, which has so far limited responsible timber to niche markets.

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STANDARDS

Stakeholder support urged in review of sustainable forest management regime WITH the five-yearly review of Australia’s sustainable forest management standards about to commence, the opportunity to help ensure Australia’s forest management remains at the forefront of sustainability is open to every interested organisation and stakeholder.

Nominations are open for the broad and inclusive standards review committee.

The committee will consist of around 20 people from a range of backgrounds, interests and expertise.

The aim of the review is to encompass in the Australian Standard all of the issues relevant to the ongoing sustainability of forest management in Australia However, for those who are not directly involved in the committee, a wide range of stakeholder meetings and briefings will also be conducted on a regular basis. For those just seeking to keep up to date with the standards review process, there will be regular written updates and constant updating via the internet.

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KAYT WATTS Chief Executive Australian Forestry Standard Limited The Australian Forest Standards are a cornerstone of our national regime of sustainable forest management for both plantation forestry and native forestry. Through scientific and evidence based standards on economic, social and environmental criteria, the Australian standards provide certainty of the genuine sustainability of forestry activities and the products

sourced from them.

More than 21 forest owners and managers (certified organisations) have been independently assessed and audited as meeting the requirements of the Australian Standard for forest management. Through that process, about 90% of Australia’s productive plantations and native forestry are recognised as sustainably managed and are required to meet an ongoing regime that is regularly audited.

It is true that the five-yearly reviews of Australian Standards are driven by formal standards setting requirements that ensure the rigour of the processes used to develop and maintain our system of national standards. But while in that sense, this review can be viewed as ‘coming around with the rations’, it is also an opportunity for new and emerging issues to find their place in the standards.

The aim of the review is to encompass in the Australian Standard all of the issues relevant to the ongoing sustainability of forest management in Australia.

In completing the review, the expectations of the Australian and international community that forests are managed to a comprehensive and leading series of standards on social, economic and environmental considerations can be met.

The first step on what will be a two-year review journey is for every interested stakeholder to consider who they know would make suitable contributions to the standards reference committee.

Nominations to participate on the committee for the Australian Standard in Sustainable Forest Management will be based on area of expertise. Preference will be given to those nominated or endorsed by a National representative body, although individual nominations can be made and will be considered.

For those more interested in the supply chain and end use issues, the review of the Australian Standard on Chain of Custody will commence shortly, with a similar, formal process.

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DISCUSSIONS OUTCOME

Tasmanian Forests Statement of Principles to lead to an agreement To resolve the conflict over forests in Tasmania, protect native forests, and develop a strong sustainable timber industry.

The parties to these Principles: • Timber Communities Australia Ltd (TCA) • The Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) • The National Association of Forest Industries (NAFI) • The Forest Industries Association of Tasmania (FIAT) • The Australian Forest Contractor’s Association (AFCA) •The Tasmanian Forest Contractor’s Association (TFCA ) * Environment Tasmania Inc (ET) • The Wilderness Society (TWS) • Australian Conservation Foundation (ACF) •Tasmanian Country Sawmiller’s Federation (TCSF) The parties to the Principles seek from State and Federal governments: • Support for and delivery of all principles in full; *Interim support for the development of a plan to deliver the Principles, including verification1 of resource constraints and HCV boundaries; • Implementation of the Principles through an agreed, fully-funded package and timeline that maximises benefits and reduces negative impacts; • Immediate interim assistance for Tasmanian harvest, haulage and silvicultural contractors; •To determine with industry, a guaranteed sustainable quantity and quality of wood supply within 3 months that is outside of the identified high conservation value forests, for the period of the negotiations, in order to provide certainty for the industry, workers and communities; •A progressive implementation of a moratorium on the logging of high conservation value forests commencing within 30 days – ensuring that priority, (ie those in the most advanced stages of planning for harvesting) HCV coupes identified by ENGOs are the first to be addressed. The full

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communities, workers, contractors and businesses, through a range of economic development, financial assistance, compensation and retraining measures.

Community Engagement: Engage and involve the broad Tasmanian community in the development and implementation of a durable solution to the Tasmanian forest conflict.

A progressive implementation of a moratorium on the logging of high conservation value forests is to commence within 30 days. moratorium is to be completed within 3 months.

Any necessity for any proposed variation to this due to unavoidable planning constraints has to be independently verified; • To provide exit assistance for industry where required; • Not to accept new entrants into the Tasmanian industry, nor enter into new contractual relationships beyond parties who are currently in contractual relationships with the state while the negotiations are under way unless by the mutual agreement of all parties; Note: No party (including Forestry Tasmania) shall be required to accept a Principle which would otherwise apply to it where to do so would cause a breach of an existing contract or statutory obligation; • Accept that delivery of these Principles will require joint agreement of the parties to timelines and funding and; • To develop an agreed stakeholderled implementation process with a finalised full agreement within 12 months.

PRINCIPLES The parties agree to the following: General Wood Supply: Provide a sustainable resource supply profile to industry based on an agreed minimum quantity and quality requirement for industry. This will be underpinned by legislation.

Native Forest Wood Supply: Subject to the provisions of the transition,

as legislated Native Forest entitlements are handed back, ensure these entitlements will not be allocated nor licensed to new players.

HCV Forests: Immediately protect, maintain and enhance High Conservation Value Forests identified by ENGOs on public land.

Transition: Transition the commodity (non specialty) forest industry out of public native forests into suitable plantations through a negotiated plan and timeline.

Industry: Create a strong sustainable timber industry including the development of a range of plantation based timber processing facilities including a pulp mill.There will need to be stakeholder consultation and engagement with the proponent, ENGOs and the community.

Specialty Timbers: Provide for ongoing specialty timber supply including eucalypt for our Tasmanian high value furniture and craft industries through a negotiated plan and timeline.

Plantations: Support sustainable and socially acceptable plantations including agreed reforms and new agro-forestry outcomes, including pursuing certification.

Private Forests: Encourage and support, but not mandate, private forest owners to: seek assistance for certification; and protect, maintain and enhance high conservation value forests on their properties.

Communities Impacted: Support impacted rural and regional

Tourism: Develop Tasmania’s nature-based tourism industry in line with these Principles.

Planning: Develop a fully-funded, independent, scientificallyled landscape conservation, restoration and integratedcatchment management program, and associated governance and regulatory improvements.

Government: Reform and support government agencies, policies and legislation as neccessary for the implementation of an agreement associated with these Principles.

Climate Change: Seek funding for improving carbon outcomes as a result of delivering these Principles.

Biomass: In Tasmania, only permit plantation forest processing and plantation harvesting residues to be used as biomass for RECs. Certification: Encourage Forestry Tasmania to firstly obtain Controlled Wood accreditation on delivery of the moratorium, secondly, obtain full FSC certification on resolution of an FSC National Standard and once an agreement based on these Principles has been finalised.

Durability: Undertake to ensure all elements of this agreement are fulfilled on a durable basis.

Legislation: Require State and Federal legislation to implement agreed outcomes arising from these Principles including appropriate review mechanisms, milestones and sanctions.

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tasmanian FORESTS PLAN – THE REsPONSES

Forests are on the cusp of a period of uncertainty .. great change is upon us SECTIONS of the forest industry and the environmental movement have signed the Tasmanian Forests Statement of Principles – a document that sets the scope for nine to 12 months of negotiations to end the acrimonious debate over forestry.

To reach a lasting solution will require enormous good will, faith and trust from all parties.

There are some who believe that level of goodwill is beyond two groups that have been warring for the best part of three decades.

I was pleased to be present at the signing of the principles [October 14] in Launceston at the invitation of both sides of the debate. I think this recognised the valuable role Forests Tasmania played as an honest broker and facilitator.

I am an optimist. I believe an agreement is possible – an agreement to grow the forest industry and to finally achieve global recognition for our stewardship of the forest.

Now that the hype of the announcement is behind us, it’s time to get down to the hard work. During discussions leading to the Statement of Principles, I undertook to implement in consultation with ENGO negotiators a moratorium of some 39 coupes listed by those ENGOs as the most contentious within a month.

We will meet an ENGO negotiator in the next couple of days to go through the status of those coupes and reach agreement on how each of them will be managed.

We are able to immediately put aside 29 of the 39 coupes.

There are five coupes where contractors are currently engaged, but before I take any action on those I want to be sure the contractors will not be financially disadvantaged and

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bob gordon Managing Director Forestry Tasmania that they, the Tasmanian Forest Contractors Association and unions are fully consulted.

We estimate that the cost of relocating will be in the order of $5000 for each contractor and the government has confirmed that it will cover those costs if and when they are asked to relocate.

The remaining five coupes were previously harvested and regenerated and perhaps should not have been included on the list.

By implementing this moratorium as quickly as possible, I hope to remove the ‘burr under the saddle’, the irritants that can inflame passions and prevent open and meaningful dialogue.

It will cause some dislocation, and we will need to work hard to minimise impacts on our workforce and our contractors.

I also acknowledge there will be an emotional or psychological impact on some of our staff, who have worked hard (and argued passionately) to develop the most environmentally sensitive and economically sustainable Forest Practices Plans for

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these contentious coupes. Our staff, almost without exception, believe passionately in the work they do, but I ask that they understand the moratorium is in no way a reflection on their professionalism. It is about making some sacrifices to achieve long term good.

Last Monday, 11 of the 21 people charged over the socalled Mother’s Day protest in the Florentine are due to appear in court on trespass charges.

To leave the conflict of the past behind and as a symbol of my good faith, I have asked police not to proceed with those charges.

We also want to show good faith to our customers. The Statement of Principles indicates a clear commitment by the ENGOs to deliver a sustainable quantity and quality of wood supply to keep the saw and rotary peeled veneer mills going. There’s also a clear commitment that Forestry Tasmania will be allowed to meet its contractual obligations.

We have arranged meetings with sawmillers this week. We believe there will be sufficient sawlog resource to provide certainty for sawmills other than those operated by Gunns.

Forestry Tasmania’s biggest customer, Gunns Ltd, has already announced it intends to become a plantationonly customer. In the very near future, we expect an announcement from Gunns about what it intends to do with its hardwood sawmills and its

woodchip exporting facilities.

Sawmillers and private forest growers are concerned that they will no longer be able to export the residues when Gunns exits native forests and potentially the Triabunna export mill.

Without an export facility, it would be only a matter of days before sawmills became clogged with waste wood.

Forestry Tasmania has been in discussions with sawmills and other interested parties to find a solution. We have agreed in principle to form a consortium to export the waste wood as woodchips, but there is still a long way to go to finalise the arrangement, and of course it will require Gunn’s goodwill.

The Statement of Principles is subject to government approval, and the involvement of the state and commonwealth governments will be critical.

We are on a cusp of a period of considerable uncertainty. Great change is upon us, but properly managed, we can achieve an orderly transition to a new era of cooperation, and hopefully growth.

Forestry Tasmania’s role is to provide practical solutions to practical problems [Hardwood plantations have become a core part of Forestry Tasmania’s management practices. It currently manages 30,000 ha of state forest hardwood plantations for highquality saw logs and a further 25,000 ha for high-quality pulp logs].

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EVENTS

Industry awards feature at VAFI dinner Assurances on RFAs and Victorian Timber Strategy MORE than 200 representatives of the forest industry, government and media gathered at Melbourne’s Crown River Room in Southbank on October 15 for the Victorian Association of Forest Industries annual dinner.

Chief executive Philip Dalidakis said the night, a pre-election preview featuring representatives from the Labor government and the National/ Liberal Party coalition, gave guests an opportunity to network and hear about the major parties’ policies for forestry.

“The VAFI annual dinner is a wonderful event for people from right across the industry to gather and mix with each other, and with people from government and the media,” Mr Dalidakis said.

“The timber and paper products industries together directly employ more than 24,000 people in a range of occupations. Many of these people don’t get the opportunity to meet on a regular basis, so it is a great opportunity for people to get together in one room so they can find out what is happening in other parts of the industry.”

Hosted by Radio 3AW’s Tony Leonard, the key speakers on the night were Victorian minister

Award winners and presenters at the VAFI dinner (from left): Philip Dalidakis, chief executive, VAFI, Stephen Hawkins and Peter Williams, Australian Paper, Bob Humphreys, Hallmark Oaks, Jim Micah, (lifetime award), Vince Hurley, Gunns Timber Products, Garry Demby, McCormack Demby Timbers, Peter Rutherford, South East Fibre Exports Pty Ltd and Joe Helper, Victorian minister for agriculture.

for agriculture Joe Helper, and the leader of The Nationals in Victoria and shadow minister for regional and rural development Peter Ryan.

Mr Helper said the Labor state government strongly supported the forestry industry, and recommitted it to continuing to follow the Timber Industry Strategy, released in December 2009.

Speaking on behalf of The Nationals and their Coalition partners, Mr Ryan said a sustainable timber industry was vital not just for the

communities they were based in, but all of Victoria.

Mr Ryan promised a Coalition government would ensure Regional Forest Agreements would be renewed and said the industry could be confident that the current parameters it operated in would be maintained.

Awards presented on the night included: • Occupational Health and Safety: Australian Paper (sponsored by Timber Training Creswick Ltd).

• Environmental Sustainability: Australian Paper (sponsored by First Super).

• Innovation Award: Gunns Timber Products, Heyfield (sponsored by the Department of Primary Industries).

• Community Engagement: Hallmark Oaks Pty Ltd (sponsored by Regional Development Victoria).

• Skills and Training: McCormack Demby Timber Pty Ltd and South East Fibre Exports Pty Ltd (sponsored by Forestworks).

• Lifetime Achievement Award: James Robert Micah.

Mr Dalidakis said these awards showcased the innovative nature of the industry and the ways in which it continuously adapted to remain relevant to society.

“Forestry is a vibrant, innovative 21st century business that uses the most modern production techniques to develop a range of environmentally-friendly products,” he said.

“These include high-strength structural supports for building construction, a range of paper products and high-quality furniture.”

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A fair dinkum communities plan is prepared to wait 30 years for the produce, it might work.”

Mr Ralph said just a few people with the right background should now sit down and dispassionately assess the bigger picture – and politicians should keep right out of it.

“We certainly wouldn’t have achieved the principles document if the politicians had been given a look in.”

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But Mr Ralph conceded that politicians of all persuasions, including the Greens, had conducted themselves responsibly over the past five months of the roundtable discussions.

“They’ve been under a lot of pressure, too, and I must say their performance has been impeccable.”

Leader of The Nationals in Victoria and shadow minister for regional and rural development Peter Ryan delivers the Coalition forest election policy at the NAFI annual dinner.

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Nominations are open for membership of the broad and inclusive Standards Review Committee. The Committee will consist of around twenty people from a range of backgrounds, interests and expertise.

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