Forests Media Releases

Over 2000 call on Tasmanian Premier to hold his 'Line in the sand' against the Tamar Valley pulp mill. - November 23, 2008

Over 2000 people turned out in cold, blustery conditions today at Kingston Beach south of Hobart to form a line in the sand against Gunns' proposed pulp mill. The line was well over a kilometre long at the high-tide level on the beach.

Community calls on PM to protect native forests - September 09, 2008

More than 10,000 Australians have sent a strong message to the Rudd Government demanding decisive action to protect Australia’s native forests.

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.

Big Red Fire Engine Delivers Urgent Message: Protect River Red Gum Forests - August 15, 2008

The Wilderness Society has asked member for Balmain and State Minister for Climate Change and the Environment, Verity Firth, to listen to her own constituents and protect the River Red Gum Forests of the Murray region.

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.