North Brooman State Forest has been continually harvested for renewable timber and regrown for more than 100 years. The last time it was harvested was in 2005 and earlier operations took place in 1978, 1966, 1951 as well as prior to the 1950s. Wildfires have also impacted the forest many times.

When future operations are planned, details will be published on our Plan Portal.

Protection of significant trees

Compartment 50A of North Brooman State Forest contains a significant tree that has been recorded and protected for many years. The tree is known locally as Big Spotty and is one of the largest recorded spotted gum trees on the south coast of NSW. 

Operations in Compartment 50A of North Brooman State Forest are not scheduled until 2027.

This tree has for many years been permanently protected within an exclusion zone that is set aside for conservation and unavailable for timber harvesting. During the last harvesting operation in 2005, a 60-metre radius protection zone was established and ahead of any future operations protections will again be put in place.