Forestry Corporation controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2022
Regulatory fines over alleged habitat and forestry-rule breaches
Forestry Corporation faced enforcement action over alleged destruction of hollow-bearing trees at Mogo State Forest and alleged damage to critically endangered swift-parrot habitat at Bodalla and Boyne state forests. It was also fined more than A$285,000 over alleged tree felling in koala habitat exclusion zones at Wild Cattle Creek State Forest.
2020
Forestry Corporation of NSW fined over forestry operations
Fine or penalty
The NSW Environment Protection Authority fined Forestry Corporation of NSW $30,000 for two alleged offences in Tantawangalo State Forest and $1,100 for an alleged offence in Bago State Forest. The alleged offences involved failures to mark habitat trees and an environmentally sensitive area as required by the forestry approval.
Company response
Remediation — Forestry Corporation
Forestry Corporation has reported to the EPA that they have implemented processes to improve staff training of forest retention obligations.
Source excerpt
Forestry Corporation has been fined $30,000 for two alleged offences in Tantawangalo State Forest on the far south coast in 2019 and separately, $1,100 for an alleged offence in Bago State Forest in the Southern Tablelands in 2018, under the previous, lower, penalty schedule.
The NSW Environment Protection Authority has fined Forestry Corporation of NSW following investigations into forestry operations in southern NSW.
Forestry Corporation has reported to the EPA that they have implemented processes to improve staff training of forest retention obligations.