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South West Slopes Along with other NSW Further reading timber industry government entities such as the  South West Slopes Timber Industries National Parks and Wildlife Service, Haulage Study (1997/98 update). haulage routes State Forests do not have a legal Roading is a hugely important requirement to pay rates. part of all rural activity and especially the forest industry. During the past 40 years, State Forests has cooperatively worked Funding achieved is: with local councils to improve the  State and Regional roads - $6 million per year from 1992 to 2010 standard of local roads used for  Local roads - $5 million from 2000 to 2003 intensive softwood log haulage.  State Forests - $2.5 million per year since 1975 More recently, since 1990, the Murray and Regional Roads upgraded as a result of direct funding are: Development Boards, local  Regional Roads Main Road 85 Gilmore to Wondalga government and the Forest Industry Wondalga to Batlow Council have agreed to nominate the Batlow to following roads (indicated on map) Tumbarumba to as the major timber industry haulage Main Road 278 to Bombowlee routes for the South West Slopes, Creek and to focus haulage and Main Road 279 Gocup Road expenditure on these roads. Main Road 284 Tumbarumba to Little Thereby, these organisations have Billabong to the Hume been successful in obtaining funding Highway to have these designated roads Main Road 7602 Broadleaf Park / upgraded and maintained to a Rosewood Link Road standard suitable for public traffic, as (Taradale to Rosewood) well as timber and other industries’  Local Roads Bombowlee Creek Road heavy traffic. Lower Bago Road A question is often asked: Pound Creek Road Why don’t State Forests pay Mundaroo Road rates? Carabost/Copabella Road State Forests average annual State Forests' Roads Bombowlee Creek Road expenditure of $2.5 million since Canberra Road 1975 on maintenance and Wee Jasper Road construction of local roads is well in Cockatoo Road excess of an estimated annual rate Billo to Road liability of $350,000 (1992 Wondalga Road (Wondalga to Taradale) valuations), which would be Yellowin Access Road generated by its plantations for the Snubba Road South West Slopes region (South Lockinvar Road West Haulage Study 1997/98 Mundaroo/Cararoo Road update).

For further information contact FIC’s Executive Officer on (02) 6947 0111. FIC’s web site is: www.forestindustrycouncil.com.au

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