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 Table 1: Summary of the major Green Triangle plantation companies
Company name Links to previous companies Sector Activity
Australian Funded through Global Forest Partners. Hardwood Plantation owner and
Bluegum Acquired the former Timbercorp MIS manager, land owner, leaser
Plantations Pty plantations, freehold land and assignment of of land.
Ltd (ABP) third party leases.
Elders Forestry Acquired Integrated Tree Cropping in 2006. Hardwood MIS plantation manager,
Ltd ITC name changed to Elders Forestry in 2009. land owner and leaser of
Manages the MIS Schemes of the former APT, land.
ITC and Yates projects.
ForestrySA Owned by the South Australian government. Softwood Plantation owner and
manager, land owner, leaser
of land.
Green Triangle Funded through Global Forest Partners. Softwood Plantation owner and
Forest Products Acquired the former softwood GTFP manager, land owner.
Pty Ltd (GTFP) plantations, and retained the GTFP name for
the new management entity.
Gunns Forest Based in Launceston, Tasmania. Purchased Hardwood Softwood manager and
Products Pty Ltd and has since sold the former Auspine and MIS hardwood plantation
softwood estate. Is manager of the former softwood manager, leaser of land.
Auspine softwood estate and the former Great
Southern Ltd (GSL) 1998-2006 MIS Projects.
HVP Plantations Owned jointly by Australian and US Softwood Plantation owner and
Pty Ltd superannuation and investment funds. manager, land owner, leaser
Formerly the Victorian Plantations Corporation. of land.
Macquarie Macquarie Forestry Services Pty Ltd is the Hardwood MIS plantation manager,
Forestry Services founding company. land owner.
Pty Ltd
Midway Midway Afforestation Pty Ltd is the founding Hardwood Plantation owner and
Afforestation Pty company. and manager, land owner.
Ltd softwood
New Forests Pty Owned by Alberta Investment Management Hardwood Mostly infrastructure
Ltd Corporation. Purchaser of the former GSL and some plantation
freehold estate, the majority of which is leased management. This will
to Gunns Forest Products for the former GSL change as the former Great
1998-2006 MIS Projects and to Elders Forestry Southern plantations are
for the former APT MIS Projects. harvested and the land
reverts to New Forests.
Plantation Plantation Timbers Group Pty Ltd is the Hardwood Plantation manager.
Timbers Group founding company. It manages investor and
Pty Ltd plantations including WAPRES and Daio. softwood

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Table 2: Green Triangle plantation areas4 by species (ha)
SA Victoria Total
Hardwood plantations 42,291 135,352 177,643
Softwood plantations 108,376 69,159 177,535
Total plantation area 150,667 204,511 355,178

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Table 3: Summary of softwood processing activity in the Green Triangle
Product Locations Companies Tonnes/year
Sawlog Mount Gambier Carter Holt Harvey, SE Pine Sales, Whitehead Timber 2.0 million
Sales, NF McDonnell & Sons

Tarpeena Gunns Timber Products

Colac AKD Softwoods

Export sawlog Portland International Timber Solutions and Pentarch 250,000

and pulplog

Roundwood Kalangadoo Gunns Timber Products 150,000

preservation Millicent Miland
Mount Gambier Carter Holt Harvey, Roundwood Solutions
Mumbannar McVilly Timbers
Heywood Portland Pine Products
Wood chip and Portland Gunns Timber Products, Carter Holt Harvey 2.0 million
sawmill residue Mount Gambier Carter Holt Harvey (for particleboard) softwood

Millicent Kimberly Clark Australia (for pulp & paper production)

Sawmill Mount Gambier Nu-Erth 250,000
residues, wood Wandilo BioGro
waste & bark

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Table 4: Resource commitment forecasts 2011-2029
Product Time period Available Available Committed (tonnes) Surplus/deficit (tonnes)
softwood hardwood based on current level
volume volume of production
(tonnes) (tonnes)
Sawlog 2011-2015 11,000,000 10,500,000 500,000
2016-2020 10,600,000 10,500,000 100,000
2021-2025 12,800,000 10,500,000 2,300,000
2026-2030 13,200,000 10,500,000 2,700,000
Preservation 2011-2015 900,000 750,000 150,000
2016-2020 1,100,000 750,000 350,000
2021-2025 900,000 750,000 150,000
2026-2030 800,000 750,000 50,000
SW HW SW HW
Chip/pulp 2011-2015 4,900,000 14,200,000 3,100,000 5,000,000 1,800,000 9,200,000
2016-2020 4,900,000 21,100,000 3,500,000 5,000,000 1,400,000 16,100,000
2021-2025 4,700,000 8,800,000 3,500,000 5,000,000 1,200,000 3,800,000
2026-2030 4,800,000 19,200,000 3,500,000 5,000,000 1,300,000 14,200,000

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Organisation
Government and Forest Policy
Department of Agriculture,
Fisheries and Forestry
Department of Primary
Industries, Victoria
Department of Primary Industries
and Regions South Australia
Department of Planning and
Community Development,
Victoria
Department of Planning,
Transport and Infrastructure,
South Australia
Local forestry organisations
Green Triangle Regional
Plantations Committee
Southern Tree Breeding
Association
National forestry organisations
Forest and Wood Products
Australia
Contact What sort of assistance is available
www.daff.gov.au The Australian government department responsible for
forestry.
www.dpi.vic.gov.au Victorian department with responsibility for forest
industry policy.
www.pir.sa.gov.au South Australian government department responsible
for forest policy and industry development
www.dpcd.vic.gov.au Has a central role in managing Victoria’s growth and
development by engaging with business and communities
www.planning.sa.gov.au South Australian government planning department
responsible for the State’s planning and development
system
www.gtplantations.org Links between plantation growers and government
stakeholder groups
www.stba.com.au Hardwood and softwood tree breeding
www.fwpa.com.au A not for profit company that provides a national,
integrated research and development focus for the
Australian forest and wood products industry
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 Australian Forest Products
Association
Institute of Foresters of
Australia
Australian Forest Growers
Training and Workforce
organisations
Technical and Further
Education; TAFESA and
SWTAFE
FITNET
Southern Cross University
ForestWorks
LITA
Business development
AusIndustry
The Department of Business
and Innovation, Victoria
Department of
Manufacturing, Innovation,
Trade and Resources, South
Australia
Regional Development
Australia Barwon SW
Regional Development
Australia Limestone Coast
Association of Consulting
Foresters of Australia
Industry Capability Network
SA
Community & environmental
organisations
SE NRM Board
Glenelg Hopkins Catchment
Management Authority
South East Resource
Information Centre
Great South Coast Group
SELGA
Aboriginal Affairs Victoria
Aboriginal Affairs and
Reconciliation
Timber Towns Victoria
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www.ausfpa.com.au
www.forestry.org.au
www.afg.asn.au
www.tafesa.edu.gov.au and
www.swtafe.vic.edu.au
www.scu.edu.au
www.forestworks.com.au
www.ausindustry.gov.au
www.dbi.vic.gov.au
www.southaustralia.biz
www.rdv.vic.gov.au
wwwrdalimestonecoast.org.au
www.consultingforesters.org.au
www.icnsa.org.au
www.senrm.sa.gov.au
www.ghcma.vic.gov.au
www.seric.org.au
www.greatsouthcoast.com.au
www.lga.sa.gov.au
www.vic.gov.au
www.premcab.sa.gov.au/dpc
www.timbertownsvictoria.org.au
Peak body of Australian forest industry organisations,
recently formed from a merger of A3P and NAFI
Represents the Australian forestry profession. Has an active
Branch in the Green Triangle.
Represents private forest growers in Australia. Has an active
Branch in the Green Triangle.
Provides training for a range of industry specific skills
Forest Industries Training Network
Provision of a forestry degree program.
Goal is to assist industry with their skills development
objectives through national industry skills standards and
qualifications
Training associated with harvesting activities
Delivers a range of innovation grants, tax and duty
concessions and business development
Supports the Victorian Governments pro-business policies
and programs and the development of innovative industries
The South Australian Government’s key economic
development agency
Industry development assistance
Industry development assistance
Provides a list of consulting foresters and their capabilities.
It is a Division of the Institute of Foresters of Australia.
Facilitates knowledge transfer and process capability to
maximise local content
Water planning and natural resources management
responsibilities in SE South Australia
Responsible for the development of strategic direction for
land and water management in SW Victoria
Spatial analysis, mapping and analysis of data
Represents local government authorities in SW Victoria
Represents regional councils in SE South Australia
The Victorian Government’s key agency for advice on
Aboriginal affairs
The South Australian Government’s key agency for advice
on Aboriginal affairs
An incorporated local government association representing
the interests of municipal councils in relation to forestry on
both public and private land
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