EX-FORESTRY Tasmania boss Bob Gordon will run for Labor in the March 15 state election.
Mr Gordon yesterday confirmed he was seeking preselection in Lyons and Premier Lara Giddings is set to announce his endorsement today at a meeting of all candidates in Launceston.
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Mr Gordon quit the struggling government-owned business in June after six years at the helm.
At the time, he said it was the right time to go as the logging agency prepared to implement the forestry peace deal.
Late yesterday, Mr Gordon told The Examiner he had only decided to contest the election yesterday and backed the Premier’s decision to rule out another deal with the Greens and introduce pro-pulp mill legislation.
“Tasmania needs to rebuild,” Mr Gordon said.
“We need to stop talking about what we can’t do and talk about what we can do.”
Forestry is expected to be a key issue in Lyons, with anger over the forestry peace legislation a major contributor to a massive swing against Labor at the September federal election.
Mr Gordon said he believed there was a future for a “clever forest industry”.
