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Greens Demand End To Shoalhaven Rip Rip Woodchip

Thursday, 16 August 2012 00:17

There are calls this morning for the state government to end wood chipping operations in the southern Shoalhaven and adopt more sustainable alternatives for the paper fibre industry.

Shoalhaven Greens Clr and Mayoral candidate, Amanda Findley says local loggers and haulage contractors are missing out on job opportunities in local forests which have gone to Victorian and Tasmanian logging companies.

She says she recently inspected forest operations near Pigeon House Mountain and believes they were too close to waterways, and trees felled for woodchips should have been left for future timber production.

The Greens say it makes no sense to export woodchips overseas, while paper mills like the operation at Bomaderry import pulp from Asia.

Ms Findley says the government should be pushing for regional development funds to re-employ loggers to oversee pilot projects in forest stewardship and carbon farming

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