Been to Liffey Falls lately? YUK!
Adam, I travel a lot all over Tassie and it is the same everywhere you go.
Anyone who doubts this only has to check out Google Earth which shows logging coupes all over.
I agree 100% with your comments regarding the replacement of old growth with plantations so it can be said "only plantations for the pulp mill" What bu.. sh..t ! If only more people were to question , and to get out and have a look at what is REALLY going on then more would questionand ask why the hell are we letting these people destroy our NON replaceable old growth forests.
Don't believe what they tell you, get out and see for yourself what F.T. is doing so they can make a $55,000,000 loss to follow on from last years effort. Makes my blood boil.
Only the big gunns make a big quid out of all this.
Where does all the machinery come from? Not from Australia thats for sure.How much interest goes to the big banks.How much money goes overseas for dozers, trucks, skidders,cable loggers etc.
How many people have to be killed on our roads by big trucks ..etc.etc.etc.
All for less and less jobs year by year. and i USE timber every day in my work.
But this isn't about Timber IS IT.
it's about tearing down as much OLD GROWTH and replacing it with plantations a.s.a.p. before people wise up and say enough is enough.
Flyfisher
If you don't know what I'm talking about, then you need to drink more.