Home News Adapting native timber industry The ban on Victorian native timber has forced ASH Heyfield to import more hardwood from the USA. Photo: File News Adapting native timber industry Philip Hopkins 11/01/2024 FacebookXEmail SEVERAL Gippsland hardwood timber processors have vowed to continue operating despite being barred from access to the region's native forest. […] Let's Stay Connected There’s no better way to stay connected with your local community than with a digital subscription to the Gippsland Times. Please subscribe or login to access all content. Username Password Remember Me Forgot Password Latest News East Gippsland police happy with Operation Nexus results 23/04/2026 POLICE in the Wellington and East Gippsland shires were happy with the overall behaviour of local road users during the state-wide, five-day Operation Nexus,... State government announces firefighting investments worth $365.6 million 23/04/2026 The NEXUS of artworks 22/04/2026 Stratford Shakespeare Festival gets underway 22/04/2026 Fertiliser project in Latrobe Valley abandoned 22/04/2026