Changes support Tasmanian jobs, investment and value-adding by requiring logs from public
production forests to be processed in Tasmania.
Dean Kearney, Chief Executive Officer, Sustainable Timber Tasmania, said the new arrangements
support both the future evolution of Tasmania’s wood supply mix and continued investment in local
processing.
“The future of Tasmania’s wood supply is increasingly about the right mix of plantation and native
forest resources, backed by local processing, local investment and long-term certainty for industry.”
“Tasmania’s sawmilling sector is continuing to invest in new technology, new products and expanded
processing capability. These contract changes recognise that investment and support the continued
growth of local processing and value-adding.”