Logging company gives new answer to parliament over logs sent to Victoria (opens original article in a new tab)

A Tasmanian logging company admitted some logs from public forests were sent to Victoria for processing, contradicting previous parliamentary statements.

• Tasmania's Sustainable Timber Tasmania corrected a parliamentary statement, acknowledging some logs were sent to Victoria for processing.
• Logs from Tasmanian state forests were found at a Victorian mill that received government compensation for industry shutdown.
• STT plans to include processing location requirements in future contracts to ensure logs are processed in Tasmania.