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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Eden Gillespie

Community groups angered as Queensland government proposes logging in state forest

Protesters at the Beerwah State Forest
Local environmental groups fear the consequences that any logging in the Beerwah State Forest may have on animals who live there. Photograph: Supplied

Locals say a proposal to carry out logging in a state forest on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast will leave long-lasting scars on the area and are fearful of the effect it will have on threatened species.

The state government has proposed to log selected trees in a section of the Beerwah State Forest, known locally as Ferny Forest, before it ends native timber production in the “high value” conservation area in two years.

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