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Land costs will hamper plans for plantations

The Victorian Association of Forest Industries says the high cost of land in Gippsland will hamper the state governments plan to close the native forest industry by 2030 and transition to plantations.

Land costs will hamper plans for plantations

The rising cost of agricultural land in Gippsland will greatly hamper the state government’s plan to base the region’s forestry industry on plantations, according to the industry’s peak body.


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