Publications

Stewardship Report 2014 ( pdf ) 9.11 MB

PEFC Chain of Custody Certificate ( pdf ) 239 KB

Certifies that Sustainable Timber Tasmania operates a Product Certification System which complies with the requirements of Chain of Custody PEFC ST 2002:2013 for the procurement and sale of plantation and native forest woodchips for export. Physical separation method.

Australian Forestry Standard/Responsible Wood Forest Management ( pdf ) 938 KB

Australian Forestry Standard / Responsible Wood Chain of Custody Certificate for Island Specialty Timber Operations ( pdf ) 277 KB

FSC Controlled Wood in Forest Enterprises Certificate (plantation estate only) ( pdf ) 211 KB

Environmental Management System - ISO 14001 (2015) ( pdf ) 752 KB

Occupational Health and Safety Systems (AS 4801) ( pdf ) 702 KB

Fact Sheet No 11 - Forest Products ( pdf ) 691 KB

Sustainable Timber Tasmania supplies over 1.4 million tonnes of sustainable forest products to more than 50 customers.

Fact Sheet No 6 - Cable Harvesting ( pdf ) 1.12 MB

Harvested trees are lifted, rather than pulled, out of the forest, which minimises soil erosion on steeper slopes.

Fact Sheet No1 - Sustainable Timber Tasmania ( pdf ) 1.17 MB

Sustainable Timber Tasmania is responsible for sustainably managing Tasmania’s Permanent Timber Production Zone land.

Fact Sheet No 12 - Old Growth Forests ( pdf ) 833 KB

Over one million hectares of old growth forest in Tasmania are protected in reserves.

Fact Sheet No 7 - Regeneration Burns ( pdf ) 1.14 MB

Each autumn, Sustainable Timber Tasmania undertakes regeneration burns of recently harvested native forest.

Fact Sheet No2 - Forest Certification ( pdf ) 686 KB

Forest certification provides customers with independent assurance that the wood products they buy have been sourced from a sustainable and legal supply.

Fact Sheet No 13 - Smoke Management ( pdf ) 862 KB

Fuel reduction burns are generally carried out in spring and autumn to take advantage of optimal weather conditions.

Fact Sheet No 8 - Chemical Use in Forestry ( pdf ) 769 KB

Chemicals are not used extensively in production forests, but limited use is important for controlling weeds and insect pests in plantations.

Fact Sheet No 3 - Forest Practices Plans ( pdf ) 643 KB

Sustainable Timber Tasmania operates within the forest practices system, which is overseen by an independent statutory body, the Forest Practices Authority.

Fact Sheet No 9 - Protecting Biodiversity in Production Forests ( pdf ) 927 KB

Tasmania has a large formal reserve network primarily established to protect biodiversity.

Fact Sheet No 4 - Bushfire Management ( pdf ) 748 KB

Sustainable Timber Tasmania is one of the State’s key firefighting agencies.

Fact Sheet No 10 - Clearfelling ( pdf ) 946 KB

Clearfelling followed by regeneration burning and sowing is the most appropriate way to harvest and regenerate wet eucalypt forest.

Fact Sheet No 5 - Harvesting and Regrowing ( pdf ) 837 KB

A range of harvesting methods are used in Tasmanian production forests. Broadly, they include clearfelling, partial harvesting and selective harvesting.

Statement of Corporate Intent 2014 ( pdf ) 133 KB

Forestry Tasmania Ministerial Charter June 2015 ( pdf ) 593 KB

Right to Information application form ( pdf ) 259 KB

Planing Permit Amendment ( pdf ) 25 KB

EMPC Board Report to RPDC ( pdf ) 505 KB

Wastewater Management Plan ( pdf ) 994 KB

Environment Protection Notice No. 710/1 ( pdf ) 1.63 MB

Geo-conservation Assessment Report ( pdf ) 4.19 MB

Geotechnical and Hydrogeological Investigations ( pdf ) 3.13 MB

Planning Permit ( pdf ) 249 KB