Forestry Corporation staff from the Bombala region have been awarded the National Emergency Medal for their role in managing the 2019-20 bushfires.

Firefighters from Bathurst and across the wider Central Tablelands region have been put through their paces this week, being trained and tested at Forestry Corporation of NSW’s pre-season fire training day in Black Springs.

People planning mid-year getaways and school holiday activities should put State forests on top of the list, with many forests and popular visiting locations reopening recently after fire and storm damage.

Forestry Corporation staff from the Snowy region, including staff based in Batlow, Tumbarumba, Adelong, Tumut and surrounds have been awarded the National Emergency Medal for their role in managing the 2019-20 bushfires.

Forty two Forestry Corporation of NSW firefighters honed their skills recently in a five-day training camp at Mount Seaview Resort near Wauchope in preparation for the fire season ahead.

This year Forestry Corporation will plant around 14.7 million seedlings to grow timber that builds the homes, houses and infrastructure of Australia in forests.

Firefighters from across Mid north coast and Hunter were put through their paces this week, being trained and tested at one of Forestry Corporation of NSW’s pre-season fire days in Coopernook State Forest.

Forestry Corporation manages 2 million hectares of public native forest in NSW for multiple uses – tourism, supporting primary production through apiary and cattle grazing, conservation and renewable timber production.

We conduct over 100 operations a year in which around one per cent of State forests are safely harvested and then regrown as part of a sustainable native regrowth practice. Almost one million hectares of these State forests are permanently set aside in reserves and the whole estate is managed to support wildlife populations on an ongoing basis.

More than 150 Forestry Corporation staff from northern NSW, including staff based in Maitland, Wauchope, Coffs Harbour, Grafton and Taree were this month awarded the National Emergency Medal for their role in managing the 2019-20 bushfires.

Installing wind turbines in just five sites in State-owned pine plantations could generate up to 2.5 gigawatts of energy, a registration of interest process has revealed, prompting Forestry Corporation to formally call for Expressions of Interest to develop renewable energy generation and storage in plantations near Oberon, Sunny Corner, Bondo, Orange and Laurel Hill.