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Bunnings won’t stock timber sourced from areas logged under Tasmanian Government plan
Australia’s largest household hardware chain will not sell timber sourced from contentious Tasmanian forests that the Government wants to re-open to logging earlier than planned.
The suppliers of timber to Bunnings have informed the retail giant that they would only source wood from existing forest coupes.
The Tasmanian Government wants to allow logging in 356,000 hectares of land otherwise protected under a moratorium until 2020, with legislation that passed the Lower House in March set to be debated in the Upper House next week.
The State Opposition tabled a letter in Parliament from Bunnings managing director Michael Schneider outlining the company’s position on the Government’s plan to allow logging in 356,000 hectares of informal forest reserves.
“We have been consistent in stating publicly that we welcome an outcome that supports the timber industry, local communities and the environment,” Mr Schneider states in the letter.
“Our Tasmanian suppliers have advised us that they will not be sourcing our timber from outside their existing coupes …”