Peter Campbell
Letter to the Editor (submitted to Heraldsun), 14/8/14
A clear majority of Victorian's want our native forests protected.
However, the Napthine government still allows Vicforests to continue logging them, even though they operate at a loss.
The export woodchip industry in NSW has collapsed and no longer buys wood from VicForests - which now has a very low value product with no buyers.
It's time for this to change.
Vicforests don't make a profit and should be shut down.
We need political leadership and a commitment to modernise the Victorian paper industry by shifting out of native forests into existing plantations.
Our forests are far more valuable for the water they produce, the carbon they store and for tourism.
The proposed Great Forest National Park would see our Central Highlands forests protected, along with Leadbeaters Possum and several other threatened species, for future generations to appreciate.
Letter to the Editor (submitted to Heraldsun), 14/8/14
A clear majority of Victorian's want our native forests protected.
However, the Napthine government still allows Vicforests to continue logging them, even though they operate at a loss.
The export woodchip industry in NSW has collapsed and no longer buys wood from VicForests - which now has a very low value product with no buyers.
It's time for this to change.
Vicforests don't make a profit and should be shut down.
We need political leadership and a commitment to modernise the Victorian paper industry by shifting out of native forests into existing plantations.
Our forests are far more valuable for the water they produce, the carbon they store and for tourism.
The proposed Great Forest National Park would see our Central Highlands forests protected, along with Leadbeaters Possum and several other threatened species, for future generations to appreciate.
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