Publications

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.

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.

Right to Information application form ( pdf ) 259 KB

Statement of Corporate Intent 2014 ( pdf ) 133 KB

Forestry Tasmania Ministerial Charter June 2015 ( pdf ) 593 KB

Planning Permit ( pdf ) 249 KB

Development Proposal and Environmental Management Plan ( pdf ) 16.70 MB

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

High Conservation Values Assessment and Management Plan ( pdf ) 4.51 MB

Forest Management Plan (Revised May 2019) ( pdf ) 1.82 MB

Stakeholder Engagement Operational Approach ( pdf ) 163 KB

Three Year Wood Production Plan 2018-19 to 2020-21 ( pdf ) 3.13 MB

Three Year Wood Production Plan 2018-19 to 2020-21

Permanent Forest Estate Policy 2018 ( pdf ) 58 KB

People and Culture Strategy 2019-2021 ( pdf ) 3.63 MB