5150 - SOUTHERN AND EDEN REGIONAL FOREST AGREEMENT
Key details
- Asking member:
- David Shoebridge
- Addressed to portfolio:
- Regional New South Wales, Industry and Trade
- Minister responsible:
- Deputy Premier, and Minister for Regional New South Wales, Industry and Trade
- Representing minister:
- Minister for Education and Early Childhood Learning
- Asked on:
- Thu 18 March 2021
- Answer received on:
- Thu 08 April 2021
- Question published in:
- Question and Answers Paper No. 459
- Answer published in:
- Question and Answers Paper No. 472
Question
(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
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.