Forestry Corporation of NSW has been fined for breaching a post-bushfire logging condition but residents and local conservationists say the punishment does not go far enough.
South Coast residents and conservationists say a $15,000 fine for Forestry Corporation of NSW's 2020 breach of a post-bushfire logging condition does not go far enough.Environmental Protection Authority issues fine for logging hollow bearing trees in the Brooman State ForestResidents say they were expecting the forestry corporation to be fined for more than one breach
"I think originally we thought it [the fine] would be higher because of how many complaints we logged," Ms Frank said.NSW independent MP Justin Field was also disappointed."They've now suffered prosecutions and fines of up around a quarter of a million dollars over the past couple of years as a result of post-fire logging breaches.
A leaked report from the Natural Resources Commission, which was advising the NSW Government on the impact of post-bushfire logging, also advised logging in multiple areas on the South Coast including Nowra, Taree and Narooma, should have been suspended for at least three years.
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