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VicForests records $60m loss as industry closure looms

Victoria's state-owned logging corporation has recorded a net loss of $60.1 million. (Dave Hunt/AAP PHOTOS)

Victoria's state-owned logging corporation has recorded a net loss of $60.1 million as the end of native timber harvesting looms.

In its annual report tabled in parliament on Thursday, VicForests revealed the deficit and blamed court action brought on by environmental groups that led to logging bans because of threats to protected glider populations.

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