Forests Media Releases

Rally a chance to send message to Gunns shareholders - August 22, 2008

Tomorrow’s rally in Launceston is a perfect opportunity for Tasmanians opposed to Gunns’ pulp mill to take a stand and send a message to shareholders considering Gunns’ equity raising venture that the majority of Tasmanians don’t want to see the pulp mill built

Bad news for Tasmania's precious forests - August 19, 2008

Gunns called on to release details of pulp mill wood supply. On Friday 15 August 2008, Gunns announced to the Australian Stock Exchange[1] in a market update that it plans to sell approx. $170 million worth of plantations to help reduce debt.

Research finds native forests key to fighting climate change - August 05, 2008

An urgent end to logging of the carbon dense native forests in NSW, Victoria and Tasmania is now needed to ensure they play their crucial role in Australia’s fight against climate change, The Wilderness Society said today following revelations in world-first research from the Australian National University.   The research shows that unlogged native forests store three times more carbon than previously thought by both the Australian government and by leading international climate change experts.

Will Gay bail on Gunns before pulp mill operational? - July 01, 2008

In a frank interview with Tasmanian daily newspaper The Examiner, Gunns CEO and Chairman John Gay has revealed his retirement is imminent and could potentially occur prior to the pulp mill becoming operational, should it manage to be financed and ever be built.

Garnaut Response: Natural forests' carbon value must be resolved before emissions trading - July 04, 2008

The deep cuts necessary to address climate change can only be achieved if the role of forests is properly measured and the value of native forests recognized, The Wilderness Society said today.

Let Gunns bear the sovereign risk, not the public - June 30, 2008

Labor Government and Tasmania's new Premier David Bartlett must continue the hands off approach to Gunns' pulp mill and decide not to extend the wood supply sovereign risk deal at tomorrow's meeting of Cabinet.

Forestry Job Report shoots down over inflated job figures - June 27, 2008

The report released today by CRC for Forestry proves that the job figures long used by the industry and politicians to justify ongoing logging of oldgrowth and high conservation value forests in Tasmania have been inflated.

Confusion over state government position on pulp mill pipeline - June 25, 2008

Revelations by Minister for Economic Development Paula Wriedt in yesterdayís Budget estimate hearings that the state government would consider funding the pulp-mill pipeline if the project gets finance go-ahead contradicts recent statements made by Premier Bartlett.

The Wilderness Society welcomes blow-outs in Gunns' pulp mill timelines - June 24, 2008

The Australian Financial Review reports today (17 June, 2008) that Gunns Ltd has been forced to push back deadlines for securing finance for the pulp mill.

Forestry Tasmania's accidental logging in forest reserves - June 06, 2008

Forestry Tasmania’s admission that they have accidentally logged forest that should be reserved is not an isolated incident and comes on top of numerous similar instances over recent years, according to the Wilderness Society.