What we manage

Sustainable Timber Tasmania is responsible for managing 821,000 hectares of land – just over 12% of Tasmania's total land area (6.8 million hectares). The majority of this area – 812,000 hectares – is classified as Permanent Timber Production Zone (PTPZ) land.

Within this land, we care for a variety of forest types, including Native forests; some of which are old growth, and Plantation forests.

Total land area of Tasmania 6,810,000 hectares
PTPZ Land 812,000 hectares

What we harvest and regenerate

We are committed to ensuring that harvested areas are regenerated or re-established so forests can regrow for future generations.

In 2024–2025, harvesting operations occurred on less than 1% of the land we manage, with a total of 5,804 hectares of PTPZ land harvested for forest products during the year.

PTPZ land available for wood production 683,000 hectares
Total area harvested in 2024–25 5,804 hectares
Native forest on PTPZ land partially harvested this year 4,503 hectares
Native forest on PTPZ land clearfell harvested this year 977 hectares
Hardwood plantation on PTPZ land harvested this year 324 hectares

People and Culture

Investing in our people

New Enterprise

Agreement

successfully negotiated

1,506

employee training

courses completed

Inclusive Employer

recognition received from the

Diversity Council of Australia

Economic Contribution

Supporting regional economies

8

years of consecutive profitable results

$109m

paid to 544 Tasmanian businesses

Supplying forest Products

1.2m+

tonnes of forest products harvested and transported

for Tasmanian processing

138,000m³

of eucalypt sawlog

6,859m³

of special species timbers

Community and Access

Enabling community use

24km

of new forest roads constructed

3,040km

of existing roads maintained

10,000+km

total forest road network enabling community, industry, recreation and emergency use

Land access and recreation

704

leases, licences and easements managed

249

apiary sites supporting honey and pollination industries

102

forest activity assessments completed for safe and sustainable use

Bushfire Management

Responding to bushfires

500+

fires detected using AI technology

57

bushfires responded to across Tasmania

6,300km

of land safeguarded by AI technology

123

fires escalated to fire agencies

139,000+

hours dedicated to firefighting

Reducing fire risk

13

planned fuel reduction burns covering 2,000+ hectares

334

personnel days contributed to 23 interagency operations

Forest Regeneration and Conservation

Regenerating forests

100m

locally sourced native seeds sown

99.5%

regeneration success rate achieved

Protecting natural and cultural values

161

giant trees verified and protected

37,000ha

surveyed for eagle nest identification and protection

Innovation and Carbon

Research and collaboration

31

research projects led or supported, valued at $14.2 million

25

leading organisations and ~100 national collaborators engaged

Carbon projects

4

carbon projects delivered, covering ~2,000 hectares

26,496

carbon credits generated

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