Anger is brewing about a Queensland government proposal to log native forest near the Glass House Mountains just two years before it becomes conservation land.
A report commissioned by the Queensland Conservation Council found 70,000 hectares of native woodland across the state's south-east should be saved immediately
The plan is uniting mountain bikers, community members, and conservation groups who are questioning the logic of the harvest. All native, state-owned forestry in south-east Queensland will become conservation land by the end of 2024 under the Queensland government's Native Timber Action Plan. Signs showing the government's plans to selectively harvest some species of hardwood trees in parts of the Beerwah State Forest in 2022 were put up in December last year.A Department of Agriculture and Fisheries spokesperson said a decision had not been made on the proposed selective harvest.
Caloundra Off Road Cycling Association president Stephen Ossedryver said the mountain biking community had volunteered hours of its time and secured $6,500 worth of grants to preserve the trails. A report by Protected Area Solutions, commissioned by the Queensland Conservation Council , found 70,000 hectares of native woodland across south-east Queensland should be saved immediately, two years before it is due to transition to conservation land.
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