Noosa News
Forestry Corporation to resume logging for first time since bushfires, against EPA advice
Forestry Corporation will resume logging on the South Coast for the first time since last summer’s bushfires, against the advice of the Environment Protection Authority (EPA).
Key points:
- Forestry Corporation says it will resume logging in new sections of forest within weeks
- The EPA says talks to set site-specific operating conditions to help protect fire-affected areas have ended
- Forestry Corporation will implement its own measures it says will help protect the environment
The corporation had been in talks with the EPA about what environmental protection mechanisms should be in place, however it has withdrawn from those discussions.
In a statement, the EPA said it had been working to negotiate site-specific conditions for logging based on…
-
Noosa News23 hours agoFamily’s heartbreak after Trevor Doyle found dead in park in Logan
-
General23 hours agoTwo men involved in fatal helicopter accident charged over stealing crocodile eggs from Kakadu National Park
-
General23 hours agoFire ant fears in central Queensland as dogs detect nests at five mine sites
-
General11 hours agoQueensland announced as 2027 Women’s Softball World Cup host in first Australian event since 1965