Establishing the Great Koala National Park

The NSW Government has introduced the proposed boundary for the Great Koala National Park (GKNP), alongside a complete plan to assist employees, business, and native communities.

A brief moratorium on timber harvesting within the 176,000 hectares of designated state forests is now in place. This moratorium doesn’t have an effect on operations outdoors the designated space or on personal land. Private Native Forestry continues to be permitted with applicable approvals.

During this time timber harvesting shouldn’t be permitted in native forests within the evaluation space however land administration actions required beneath the Forestry Act 2012 are nonetheless allowed inside the evaluation space.

Support for impacted companies

Some mills and harvest and haulage operators shall be impacted by this determination.

The NSW Government is working immediately with impacted companies which are affected by the discount in timber provide ensuing from the moratorium.

Business continuity funds shall be made to make sure employees proceed to be paid whereas Government works with these impacted companies.

Impacted harvest employees and mill employees will proceed to obtain their present wage whereas negotiations with the companies in regards to the future are ongoing.

Wellbeing and monetary assist

• The TELUS Health Employee Assistance Program gives free, confidential and 24/7 psychological well being, monetary and authorized counselling companies to affected workers and their fast household. Contact TELUS Health on 1800 835 871 or through one.telushealth.com and cite ‘GKNP Moratorium Industry Support Program’.
• The Rural Financial Counselling Service can present assist to impacted forestry business companies. For extra data, go to rfcsnr.org.au

Training assist

Affected employees contemplating different employment can entry coaching assist and recommendation via Training Services NSW workers. Training Services can assist entry to a spread of coaching merchandise via their community of accredited coaching suppliers. This might embody full {qualifications} or half {qualifications} (micro credentials / quick programs) to fill recognized expertise gaps and assist transition to new employment.

For extra data, go to training.nsw.gov.au, name 13 28 11, or contact your native Training Services Officers:

Other assist

The NSW Government is at the moment creating a Community Grants bundle.

The bundle will assist initiatives that develop the area’s home and worldwide tourism alternatives and assist native companies to develop and broaden, with a give attention to manufacturing.

Further particulars shall be shared on this plan quickly.

Forestry Corp NSW’s position

During the moratorium Forestry Corp NSW will proceed to be liable for forest administration actions, resembling upkeep, roading and customer entry inside the GKNP evaluation space. Forestry Corp NSW will be capable to take away timber that was felled previous to the graduation of the moratorium.

State forests outdoors of the Great Koala National Park evaluation space will proceed to be managed as regular. Within these areas timber harvesting is permitted.

Private Native Forestry is unaffected

The NSW Government’s determination to create the Great Koala National Park doesn’t apply to non-public land and doesn’t influence on personal landholders. Private Native Forestry is permitted with the appropriate approvals from Local Land Services.

Great Koala National Park Harvesting Moratorium truth sheet

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