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In 1916 the Forestry Act 1916 was enacted and the Forestry Commission of NSW, a government department reporting to the Minister for Forests, was established to manage the state's forests. [1] This legislation was replaced by the Forestry Act 2012 and the Forestry Commission was corporatised. [1]
Forestry Corporation manages 2,186,893 hectares (5,403,930 acres) [9] of multiple-use state forests, including coastal native forests, cypress forests and red gum forests, approximately 225,000 hectares (560,000 acres) of softwood timber plantations in the central west, south and north of New South Wales and just under 35,000 hectares (86,000 acres) of hardwood timber plantations in north east ...
Minister for Forestry Kim Yeadon Labor: 1 December 1997 2 April 2003 5 years, 122 days Minister Assisting the Minister for Natural Resources (Forests) Michael Costa: 2 April 2003 1 July 2004 1 year, 90 days Minister for Mineral and Forest Resources Ian Macdonald Labor: 4 December 2009 4 June 2010 182 days Paul McLeay: 4 June 2010 1 September 2010
All camping in the park is only permitted after obtaining a permit. There is a visitors centre for bookings and keys to a number of huts. The park also caters for large school groups. There are free electric barbecues available however firewood is not supplied or to be collected within park grounds.
In Australia the states and territories are responsible for managing forests. [2] Guidance is primarily provided by the 1992 National Forest Policy Statement (NFPS). [3] The NFPS allows for the inclusion of Regional Forest Agreements, which are 20-year plans for the management of native forests.
The first Department of Primary Industries was formed as a government department on 1 July 2004, with the amalgamation of the Department of Agriculture, Department of Mineral Resources, NSW Fisheries, Forestry Commission and State Forests. [8] Barry Buffier was the inaugural director-general of the department. [9]
Minister for Forestry Kim Yeadon Labor: 1 December 1997 2 April 2003 5 years, 122 days Minister Assisting the Minister for Natural Resources (Forests) Michael Costa: 2 April 2003 1 July 2004 1 year, 90 days Minister for Mineral and Forest Resources Ian Macdonald Labor: 4 December 2009 4 June 2010 182 days Paul McLeay: 4 June 2010 1 September 2010
In January 1935 the NSW Forestry Commission issued a 5-hectare (12-acre) Occupation Permit to the Underwood family at Wooleybah. The Underwood family had already operated two sawmills in the Euligal State Forest, near Narrabri (including one at Rocky Creek) in the 1920s, and in the early 1930s moved their milling operation to Wooleybah.