Western Australia's old growth forests are too rare and unique to be logged, especially when the main products are woodchips, charcoal logs and waste. Even their use as structural timbers, such as roofing timbers, is a waste - they are slow growing and only to be found in this tiny corner of the world. We should treat them with the respect they deserve and place them into conservation reserves so that their amazing life cycle can continue uninterrupted for many centuries to come.

The plantation timber industry is already able to meet virtually all of our local needs for timber. There are extensive blue gum plantations (E. globulus) throughout the South West, as well as pine plantations. Bluegum plantations help slow down soil degradation and erosion and when they are cut, produce premium grade woodchips, which are much preferable to the Japanese market than karri-marri woodchips. Pine is often preferable to use for building as it is easier and lighter to work with and does the same job as jarrah and karri.