Aboriginal body gets court win in illegal logging case A state-owned forestry company has avoided a fine for illegal logging but will still have to pay nearly half a million dollars to the affected Indigenous body. AAP · Mar 13
Forestry Corporation of NSW has ‘a pattern’ of illegally damaging the environment, scathing judgment finds Land and Environment Court fines state agency $360,000 for logging eucalyptus trees after black summer bushfires The Guardian - AU · Jul 31, 2024
Logging changes leave glider in hot water Rules designed to protect endangered greater gliders have been changed after the Forestry Corporation raised concerns about NSW's wood supplies. AAP · May 27, 2024
Forestry Corporation hit with stop work order over dens The Forestry Corporation of NSW has been slapped with a new stop work order, amid concerns about efforts to protect endangered greater gliders. AAP · Nov 14, 2023
Forestry operator fails to monitor logging compliance The state-owned body that manages logged forests in NSW is failing to prevent the felling of protected trees, despite copping multiple EPA reprimands. The New Daily · Jun 22, 2023
Environmentalists, NSW Forestry Corporation at loggerheads over native timber harvesting in key koala habitat Logging operations in an area of key koala habitat on the NSW Mid North Coast have sparked an escalation of tensions between concerned locals and authorities, as questions are raised about the effectiveness of environmental regulations. ABC News · Sep 6, 2022
EPA fines NSW Forestry more than $500,000 in one month for destroying South Coast habitat New South Wales' Forestry Corporation claims there are no systemic issues with compliance despite coping $500,000 in fines. ABC News · Jun 30, 2022
$230k fine for logging of NSW bat roosts The NSW Land and Environment Court has issued a $230,000 fine to the state's forestry corporation over illegal logging activities in a potential bat habitat. AAP · Jun 29, 2022
Forestry Corporation NSW fined for illegal forestry activities in koala exclusion zones near Coffs Harbour Forestry Corporation NSW has been found illegally tree felling in koala exclusion zones in bushland near Coffs Harbour, with a judge saying it caused "actual harm" to koala habitat. ABC News · Jun 16, 2022