Originally Posted by
johnnyroberts
Fair comment Bob, The industry would be in better shape if the large scale wood chip contracts to supply asian markets in the early 70s (supported by the two political parties) were not handed out. I have seen for myself minor valuble species loaded onto log trucks and delivered to the hampshire chip mill to be chipped and sent oversees. I have also salvaged valuble timber from burn heaps on private plantaions property where the good existing timber was cut down and pushed into a pile to make way for nitens. I believe Forestry Tas had no vision back then either, that is why they are currently unsustainable and a burden on Tasmania tax payers , always has been always will be until there are some major reform. Yet somehow this was the fault of the greens.
Now putting all that behind us (we cannot change whats happened) trees are still growing and now that intelligent people are aware of whats happend in the past, I do hope the remaining forrests that are valuble, are better utilized for boat building, furniture and construction, not simply chiped and sold for $10 a cubic metre.
I think this forum should be used for healthy debate not to insult others due to their political views.
Regards John