Riverina red gum
In 2010, the National Park Estate (Riverina Red Gum Reservations) Act 2010 came into effect, establishing more than 100,000 hectares of river red gum parks in the Riverina while providing certainty for timber operations and timber-dependent communities in the region. Timber harvesting was able to continue in the Koondrook, Campbell's Island and Perricoota state forests and in parts of the western land leases.
Current version incorporating amendments
The Integrated Forestry Operations Approval for Riverina Red Gum (PDF 2.2MB) commenced on 1 January 2011 and has effect up to and including 31 December 2030. Note this is a compiled working document which incorporates amendments and is not an official consolidation.
Original IFOA and amendments
The following amendments have been made to the original approval
- Amendment 1 (PDF 20KB) commenced on 1 March 2013. The amendment introduced pollution incident reporting and management requirements consistent with the Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997.
- Amendment 2 (PDF 656KB) commenced on 1 July 2013. The Statement of Reasons (PDF 18KB) explains the rationale for the amendments.
- Amendment 3 (PDF 55KB) commenced on 22 December 2013. The Statement of Reasons (PDF 14KB) explains the rationale for the amendments.
- Amendment 4 (PDF 84KB) commenced on 1 July 2014. The Statement of Reasons (PDF 41KB) explains the rationale for the amendments.
- Amendment 5 (PDF 250KB) commenced on 8 January 2016. The Statement of Reasons (PDF 139KB) explains the rationale for the amendments.
- Amendment 6 (PDF 246KB) commenced on 23 June 2016. The Statement of Reasons (PDF 49KB) explains the rationale for the amendments.
- Amendment 7 (PDF 913KB) commenced on 28 June 2019. The Statement of Reasons (PDF 192KB) explains the rationale for the amendments.
To find out more about the NSW Government's Riverina Red Gum decision, visit River Red Gum at environment.nsw.gov.au.