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Updated: October 13, 2011
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Gunns' proposed pulp mill
Gunns Ltd wants to build a pulp mill in Tasmania’s Tamar Valley. Gunns’ pulp mill was approved through a corrupted assessment process which shut out public scrutiny. The majority of residents in the Tamar Valley are strongly opposed to the project and it does not have a ‘social license’ to operate.
Despite some significant improvements to the original proposal including not using native forest wood and using less chlorine dioxide, the pulp mill still fails the grade on many of issues, including impacts on the marine environment. Over 20 leading banks and paper companies have refused to fund the project and funding has not been secured.
Pulp Mill Updates
- At long last, a pathway to Tassie forest protection - August 07, 2011
- Kelty report finally released - now it's time for action - April 07, 2011
- Community unites against proposed Tamar Valley Pulp Mill - March 22, 2011
For over 30 years, people across Australia have aspired to see Tasmania's unique and important forests protected from the threat of logging. They have protested, rallied, lobbied, negotiated, photographed, researched and written about these precious forests. Now, a new agreement can deliver the protection we've all worked so hard to achieve.
Bill Kelty, the facilitator of the Tasmanian forest agreement talks, has handed in his long awaited interim report to the Tasmanian and Federal Governments. The public release of this report is an important step in the progress of the forest peace talks. Its now time for Government action to implement the agreement.
"We are now taking that battle into a space that few of us have ever been and few people would be comfortable operating within. We are committed to delivering an end to the conflict over forests in Tasmania and that has taken us into formal talks. This is a complex and difficult place to be." - Vica Bayley
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