Victoria's native timber industry is facing a fresh crisis, despite a $62 million injection from the Andrews Government to keep a Gippsland mill with its 250 jobs afloat.
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| Carjo Furniture in the Melbourne suburb of Reservoir employs 30 people. |
Last year the Government took the unprecedented step of spending $62.1 million of taxpayer funds to buy the Heyfield hardwood timber mill, after the previous owners declared it was no longer viable.
But while the mill stayed open, the amount of timber it processes has been drastically cut and the workforce has already been reduced to 150.
Flow-on businesses relying on Heyfield's Victorian Ash timber now say the reduced supply is beginning to affect their bottom line.
More than 20,000 people rely on hardwood to manufacture products in Victoria.
Read the ABC News story by Stephanie Anderson - “Victorian native timber industry faces fresh crisis as cuts to supply are felt in manufacturing.”
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