Timber Supply on Hold as Fires Burn Forests
Published: 19th January, 2020
Topics:
Timber,
Production,
Fire
NSW timber millers are locked out of production as long as they rely on supply from fire effected areas.
At Eden the great wood chip pile continues to smoulder, with the armed forces now called in to assist in its quenching while the loading facility has been damaged.
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The greatest loss has been the “jewel in the crown” of the softwood industry, around Tumbarumba and Tumut, charred during the Dunns Road mega fire.
Timber NSW CEO Maree McCaskill has worked at her desk right through the holidays, and the fire emergency, taking calls from concerned members who will begin to face tough economic choices regarding staff from as early as the end of next week.