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5150 - Regional New South Wales, Industry and Trade - SOUTHERN AND EDEN REGIONAL FOREST AGREEMENT

Shoebridge, David to the Minister for Education and Early Childhood Learning representing the Deputy Premier, and Minister for Regional New South Wales, Industry and Trade

(1) What volumes of logs in each category were produced in the Southern Regional Forest Agreement (RFA) and Eden Regional Forest Agreement (RFA) Regions in:

(a) 2019?

(b) 2020?

(2) What volume of logs was supplied to Allied Natural Wood Exports in 2019 and 2020 in each category:

(a) pulp?

(b) sawlogs?

(c) firewood?

(d) biomass from Southern RFA Region and Eden RFA Region?

(3) Has the Forestry Corporation supplied any logs to South Coast Timber Holdings Pty Ltd at Eden? If so, please provide details.

(4) How have Wood Supply Agreements (WSA) been adjusted after force majeure was declared in 2020?

(5) Have any WSAs been permanently modified to reflect the summer 2019-20 bushfires? If so, please provide details.

(6) Have hardwood logs from the north coast been supplied to any south coast timber processing facilities in 2020 and 2021?

(a) If, so what are the details:

(i) volume?

(ii) source?

(iii) categories of logs?

(iv) recipient mill/s?

(b) What price has been charged to the mill/s for each category of logs?

(c) Under which Wood Supply Agreement/s have any such deliveries from the north coast been made?

(7) Have Forestry Corporation staff been eligible for Job Keeper payments. If so, how many and what was the total quantum?

 
Answer -
SOUTHERN AND EDEN REGIONAL FOREST AGREEMENT

I request that you answer David Shoebridge MLC question in the following terms:

(1) Figures below relate to calendar years.

(a) 

Product

Southern Region (m3)

Eden Region (m3)

Poles, Girders, Veneer

1,055 

138

High Quality Sawlog

77,054 

15,773

Low Qualitv Sawloq

31,548

1,161

Pulpwood

45,742

112,460

Firewood

29,893

3,968

(b)

Product

Southern Region (m3)*

Eden Region (m3)*

Poles, Girders, Veneer

274

-

High Quality Sawlog

29,514

1,381

Low Qualitv Sawloq

10,902

-

Pulpwood

12,043

51,988

Firewood

16,007

856

*Note: Volumes of logs produced in calendar year 2020 include timber salvaged from post fire clean up and make safe operations in addition to harvesting operations conducted under Site Specific Operating Conditions.

(2) 

Product Group

2019 (m3)

2020* (m3)

High Quality Sawlog

-

1,381

Pulpwood

156,226

63,476

Firewood

3,968

832

 *Note: Volumes of logs produced in calendar year 2020 include timber salvaged from post fire clean up and make safe operations in addition to harvesting operations conducted under Site Specific Operating Conditions.

(3) No.

(4) No.

(5) No.

(6) Not by Forestry Corporation of NSW.

(7) No.

 

 

Question asked on 18 March 2021 (session 57-1) and published in Questions & Answers Paper No. 459
Answer received on 8 April 2021 and published in Questions & Answers Paper No. 472

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