Private Forest sector rebounding strongly under Liberal Government

The Hodgman Liberal Government is a proud supporter of Tasmania’s forest industry and the thousands of jobs it supports across the State from harvesting to manufacturing.
Today I tabled the annual report for Private Forests Tasmania, which shows that under us, private forestry has continued to rebound strongly after the disasters of the Labor-Green Government.
The report shows there has been a 32 per cent increase in private forest production to 3.89 million tonnes, which is the highest production from private forests since PFT started recording figures in 1994/95.
The annual report also shows:
• Private estate’s share of production is now 73 per cent – up from 58 per cent from two years ago.
• Hardwood plantation production is up 37 per cent to 2.46 million tonnes.
• Softwood harvest is up 30 per cent to 1.27 million tonnes.
These results show that the Hodgman Liberal Government’s Plan to support and re-establish the forestry industry as an important economic industry is working.
The Hodgman Liberal Government is Building Your Future, and we have returned confidence and jobs to Tasmania’s forestry industry.
Guy Barnett, Minister for Resources