What we protect
As the public production forest manager, we also maintain roads, undertake firefighting and manage biodiversity.
What we manage
Sustainable Timber Tasmania is responsible for the management of 821,000 hectares of land. That’s just over 12% of Tasmania’s total land area (6.8m hectares). The majority of areas we manage are on Permanent Timber Production Zone (PTPZ) land, totalling 812,000 hectares. This includes land available for wood production, as well as land managed for reservation.
Total land area of Tasmania
6,810,000 hectares
PTPZ Land
812,000 hectares
Other private and public land managed
9,000 hectares
Available for wood production
683,000 hectares
Managed for reservation
129,000 hectares
Plantations
110,000 hectares
Native forests
700,000 hectares
Note: Data is rounded and subject to minor differences to the Information Tables of the Annual Report 2024 (pages 90-97)
What we harvest and regenerate
When we harvest or partially harvest an area, that area is regenerated or re-established so the forest can regrow. This is part of sustainable forest management.
Of all of the land that is available for wood production on PTPZ land, only a small amount is harvested each year (less than 1%).
PTPZ land available for wood production
683,000 hectares
Total area harvested in 2023-24
5,855 hectares
Native forest on PTPZ land partially harvested this year
4,098 hectares
Native forest on PTPZ land clearfell harvested this year
803 hectares
Hardwood plantaion on PTPZ land harvested this year
954 hectares
What we produce
In 2023-2024, Sustainable Timber Tasmania harvested 1.26 million (1,263,654) tonnes of forest products for processing in Tasmania.
Forest operations prioritise harvesting sawlogs and optimising full recovery of each tree to maximise different products.
Native forest
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5
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Native forest special species timber
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Hardwood plantation
8
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Softwood plantation
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Native forest high-quality sawlog
End use
Flooring, skirting boards, joinery and furniture
2
Native forest sawlog
End use
House framing, trusses and pallets
3
Native forest poles, posts and piles
End use
Power poles, bridges and posts
4
Native forest high grade domestic peeler logs
End use
Plywood
5
Native forest pulpwood
End use
Paper, tissues, cardboard, toilet paper and pallets
6
Firewood and other products (bark, sawdust)
End use
Firewood, garden mulch and sawdust
7
Special species timber and craftwood
End use
Boatbuilding, craft products and furniture
8
Hardwood plantation solid log and pulpwood
End use
Engineered wood products, paper, tissues, cardboard and toilet paper
9
Softwood plantation sawlog and pulpwood
End use
House frame timber, paper, tissues, cardboard and toilet paper
We manage Tasmania's public production forests with care and respect
Our responsibility is twofold: to maintain and promote the health of Tasmania’s production forests and to supply high-quality timber to customers throughout Tasmania.
• Land management
• Sale of forest products
• Fire management
• Forestry road construction and maintenance
• Professionally manage public production forests to maintain wood resource and other environmental, cultural and economic values
• Achieve zero harm to our people and contractors
• Efficiently and effectively make available agreed wood volumes and other services to our customers
• Achieve and maintain financial sustainability
Respect
We create safe spaces
Responsibility
We take ownership
Growth
We create sustainable value
Excellence
We make it happen