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Native forestry’s importance to Tasmania’s economy highlighted in new report A new report that provided the most comprehensive picture yet of the size and value of the Tasmanian forestry industry was released by the Cooperative Research Centre for Forestry in June 2008. The report showed that the total expenditure by the sector was between $1.4 billion and 1.6 billion in 2005/06. The 6300 people employed in forestry equated to 5970 full-time equivalent jobs and represented three per cent of Tasmania’s workforce in August 2006. The industry involves more than 500 businesses, including more than 50 forest growers and more than 400 businesses involved in contracting work in areas such as planting, harvesting and cartage. Only 12 per cent of the forest industry workers were found to be women. The Derwent Valley has the highest proportion of forest workers in the State (32 per cent), followed by Dorset (23 per cent) and Kentish (19 per cent). In 2005 Forestry Tasmania was successful in securing the commitment of Malaysian-based timber company, the Ta Ann Group, to develop two rotary veneer peeling mills in Tasmania at cost of $70 million – one in the Huon Valley at the Huon Wood Centre and the other near Smithton in the State’s North West. In May 2008, Ta Ann celebrated its first year of operations with 80 people being employed in the Huon Valley and Hobart and its fourth shipment to its customers in Malaysia, Japan and China. During this time Ta Ann also received Chain of Custody certification under the Australian Forestry Standard. This certification traces timber from its harvest in the forest through to production, and is recognised by the Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification Schemes (PEFC). Both the Tasmanian mills have been designed to use regrowth and plantation logs. Through Forestry Tasmania’s partnership with Ta Ann, up to 25 per cent of wood that was previously chipped is now being “peeled” here in Tasmania for higher value veneer production. In line with our goal to see more and more value-added manufacturing taking place here in Tasmania rather than overseas, Forestry Tasmania celebrated the end of the commercial shipment of our unprocessed logs from the port of Hobart. This means more jobs in Tasmania and greater value generated from the same sustainable volume of harvest. Fewer trips by log trucks not only reduces the impact on local highways on city streets, but also reduces the amount of carbon dioxide being released through fuel consumption. Table 15. Forestry Tasmania’s contribution to the economy MDLV ($) Figure 34. Mill door landed value 250,000,000 MDLV ($) 250,000,000 200,000,000 200,000,000 150,000,000 150,000,000 100,000,000 100,000,000 50,000,000 50,000,000 0 2003/04 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 Hardwood Value Hardwood value Softwood Value Softwood value Contribution method 2003/04 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 Employment (staff and contractors) 1,944 2,022 1,920 1,889 1,793 Payroll ($’000) (staff only) 29,823 30,017 32,273 32,931 32,994 Total payments to State Government ($’000) 8,795 11,106 1,117 3,401 2,017 Total payments to local government ($’000) 365 1,902 1,892 2,039 2,380 Total payments to suppliers, contractors and 169,400 203,000 188,965 employees ($’000)
Forest estate value Through sustainable forest management, and development of the forest estate, Forestry Tasmania aims to maintain and enhance the capital value of state forest assets while deriving economic value from the ‘interest’ or growth component. Forestry Tasmania complies with the Australian Accounting Standard AASB 1037 - Self- Generating and Regenerating Assets for its forest valuation and AASB 1041 - Revaluation of Non-current Assets for other assets, where applicable. This value can fluctuate dramatically due to changes in the variables used in the valuation model. In 2007/08 the principal causes of the decrease in the value of the biological asset were due to: Value ($ million) Figure 35. Forest estate value summary 800 700 600 500 400 300 200 • • • Change in the discount rate caused by external factors i.e. changes to the 10 year bond rate. The three-year average stumpage price for native forest pulpwood. (Based on years 2004 - 2007. The price has since rebounded.) The woodflows included in the 2007 Wood Review indicates substantial increased volumes but they will be available later than previously predicted. 100 0 2002/03 2003/04 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 Standing timber wholly owned Standing timber joint ventures Forest land Roads and structures Tourist infrastructure • Increased forest management costs associated with pest control and pruning of the plantation estate. 47
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Page 3 and 4: contents Forestry Tasmania GPO Box
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Page 7 and 8: economy, employment and regional ar
Page 9 and 10: X As a result of 18 recorded fuel a
Page 11 and 12: Case Study - Biodiversity responses
Page 13 and 14: In response to this, the Tasmanian
Page 15 and 16: Oldgrowth The Tasmanian Community F
Page 17 and 18: International science panel In addi
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Page 21 and 22: Wood quality The Forestry Act conta
Page 23 and 24: Successful plantation establishment
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Page 29 and 30: Non-timber values Honey production
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Page 33 and 34: Chemical pesticides Forestry Tasman
Page 35 and 36: Pesticide Impact Rating Index PIRI
Page 37 and 38: The Tasmanian position Tasmania’s
Page 39 and 40: working with our stakeholders Deliv
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Page 43 and 44: Provision of tourism and recreation
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Page 51 and 52: Other legislation Auspine launched
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