BellingenNSW<p>"The logging industry is finding ways to get around the so-called ban."</p><p>"A loophole in the law banning Victoria's native timber harvesting means logging projects can still go ahead as the state government passes project approval responsibility to local councils."</p><p>"How could it be that a local council would have the expertise, the biological and ecological expertise, to approve logging in an area? When you log and regenerate an area of native forest … that same area of forest becomes much more flammable for a prolonged period of time," Professor Lindenmayer said. "I don't think that we should be adding that extra fire burden for rural and regional people to have to deal with."<br>>><br><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-03/timber-harvesting-ban-loophole-victoria/105123078" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">abc.net.au/news/2025-04-03/tim</span><span class="invisible">ber-harvesting-ban-loophole-victoria/105123078</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/LoggingIndustry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LoggingIndustry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/LoggingImpacts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LoggingImpacts</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/bushfire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bushfire</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/risks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>risks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/conservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>conservation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/biodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>biodiversity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wildlife</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/forests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>forests</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/NSWLogging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NSWLogging</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/BellingenLogging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BellingenLogging</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/council" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>council</span></a></p>