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The Powelltown Sawmill is devastated by the news that native timber harvesting will end in 2024, rather than 2030.
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Cut to the quick By Callum Ludwig
“It has been a lot to digest, this very sudden change of plan to end native forestry, from 2030 all of a sudden to January 2024,” he said. Continued page 8
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23/24 Victorian budget to bring forward the transition package to support timber industry workers, for a total package of $875 million. Powelltown Sawmill CEO Dan Pote said when he heard the rumours of the decision on Monday night and Tuesday morning, he felt
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The timber industry is reeling after the Victorian Government brought forward the transition away from native forestry logging to 1 January 2024 from the initial 2030 goal.
The decision has come as the state forestry body VicForests ceased operations in November 2022 after losing a Supreme Court case against them brought by Warburton Environment. An extra $200 million was allocated in the
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