Why does the timber industry get blamed for actions of land clearers?
Simple really. Like the silent majority of Australians – we are all too busy working and paying taxes (paying for overeducated individuals to tell us how to think) Emotive pictures of BIG bulldozers frolicking in CLEAR FELLED fields are enough to scare anyone into thinking THE SKY IS FALLING. Well this chicken little knows that you can be 100% sure that if the timber industry cleared the land – they-are-a-gunna plant some trees! It is extremely insulting to paint the industry as being full of red necks. Sum ov uz r vary smert! The Australian timber industry is based on the whole concept of sustainability. Quite simple really. No trees = no wood No wood = no timber No timber = no industry Many private land owners have been clearing land since white settlement, for a variety of reasons, but mostly for grazing or broad acre farming. There is a misconception amongst our farmers that trees are a waste of space on “their” land and as such, they will consider most trees to be weeds. The lesso
