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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Cait Kelly

With native forest logging in Victoria to end early, hundreds of workers face an uncertain future

Kerry Chivers is worried she will lose her job as a forklift operator as a result of the Victorian government bringing forward the end of native forest logging to 2024.
Kerry Chivers is worried she will lose her job as a forklift operator as a result of the Victorian government bringing forward the end of native forest logging to 2024. Photograph: Kerry Chivers

At 51, Kerry Chivers does not want to go back to school.

But it might be the only option for the forklift driver at the Australian Sustainable Hardwoods sawmill, after the Labor government announced the snap decision to bring forward the end to native forest logging in 2024 – six years earlier than planned.

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