The West
The owner of the biggest native timber mill in WA has cut production by 15 per cent at its Deanmill near Manjimup, sparking fresh fears of job losses. Gunns also has made six workers redundant at its Yarloop veneer plant, just six months after it closed the nearby century-old mill. The timber giant says the economic slowdown has worsened chronic problems brought about by the high cost and lower quality of jarrah logs since the ban on old-growth logging in 2001. Read more here