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However, according to a brochure put out by Forestry Tasmania, the future and major stages of the development will include a wood-fibre mill and a wood-fired power station.
The brochure is a masterpiece of euphemism, by using terms such as the "wood-fibre mill". In other words, a woodchip mill.
The source of the logs for both the woodchip mill and the woodchip-fired power station will inevitably come from the nearby Tarkine rainforest - Australia's largest rainforest and already recognised as having World Heritage values.
This rainforest has no protection and is open to access for clearfelling and logging, followed probably by replacement with industrial tree plantations.
Tasmania, as a tourist state, is heavily dependent on the tourist dollar.
In fact, the tourist industry brings in far more revenue and creates far
more jobs for the state than the forest industry. Already tourists visiting
Tasmania are commenting adversely about see; ing landscapes of industrial
tree plantations and clear-felled areas. Can we afford to go further down
this road?
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