Grenville Gully Wandiligong harvesting

Overview of Grenville Gully harvest, from February 2019

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Gippsland - Rosedale Fire Salvage February 2019

HVP Plantations can confirm that the Rosedale West Boundary Track South Fire, which has been declared under control, has impacted roughly 2,200 hectares of pine plantation. Our focus now turns to salvaging the harvestable standing trees and preparing the burnt area for replanting the replacement crop of pine trees.
Plantation tree stock losses are estimated to incur a nett loss of several million dollars. Approximately 1,100 hectares of 12 to 23-year-old fire affected trees have been earmarked to be salvage harvested over the next 7 months.

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Plantation harvesting and haulage operations - Mt Macedon

Due to recent rain events the commencement of HVP Plantations harvesting and haulage operations on Mt Macedon have been delayed. The harvesting is now expected to commence on the 3rd of January and haulage operations on the 7th of January. Harvesting and haulage operations will be undertaken in stages over the next few years, mainly during the summer months.

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North East Region Spring Remedial Aerial Fertiliser Program

HVP Plantations wish to advise of upcoming fertiliser operations in the plantations in North East Victoria. They will be occurring in the Bright, Merriang, Myrtleford, Stanley, Toombullups, Warrenbayne, Central and Shelley Plantations.

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Herbicide operations Carngham Plantation

HVP Plantations wish to advise of upcoming herbicide operations in the plantations in the Ballarat Region of Victoria, at the Carngham plantation.

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Shooting Notification - SW Foliar Sampling

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Lifecycle of Bright plantations continues

HVP Plantations is continuing the activities of a working forest to grow, care for, harvest and re-establish pine trees. All of our operations contribute to the overall plantation lifecycle. Harvesting is staggered across the landscape in a patchwork of age classes.

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South West Pre Plant Spray Program

South West Pre Plant Spray Program:
HVP Plantations wish to advise of upcoming herbicide operations in the plantations in the South Western region of Victoria.

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Aerial Herbicide Operation - Hotspur - SW Victoria

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Plantation Closures Thursday 17th & Friday 18th January

Due to forest conditions leading to increased fire risk, the following HVP Plantations are closed (full day closure) to all community and recreation access.

Thursday 17th January: Castlemaine plantations; and South West (Rennick, Kentbuck, Mt Gambier)

Friday 18th January: Ballarat plantations; Castlemaine plantations; Woodend, Fingerpost, Railway & Macedon; and South West (Rennick, Kentbuck, Dartmoor, Mt Gambier)

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Harvesting and Haulage Operations at Sandy Creek, Walwa

HVP Plantations wish to advise local residences of the planned pine plantation harvest and haulage activities at the end of Sandy Creek Road.

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Ballarat District Weed control program

HVP Plantations wish to advise of upcoming herbicide operations in the plantations in the Ballarat Region of Victoria, at the Carngham plantation

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Aerial Fertilisation of SW Plantations

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Timber Harvesting notification - Creswick pine plantation (St Georges Lake)

Harvesting operations are scheduled to commence in the Creswick pine plantation, north side of St George Lake in October-November 2017. The thinning operation will be located on Brackenbury Rd and is expected to run until the mid-December.

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SW Weed Control Program

SW Weed Control Program

HVP Plantations wish to advise of upcoming herbicide operations in the plantations in the South Western region of Victoria.

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Log Trucks at Cudgewa and Tintaldra

HVP Plantations update on log truck traffic on the Cudgewa Valley Road, and the section of the Murray River Road between Tintaldra and Walwa.

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Woodend, Macedon & Mt Macedon Plantations Rolling Update

HVP Plantations would like to update the Macedon, Mt Macedon and Woodend communities about the continued forestry activities including timber harvesting, log haulage, planting and weed management program in the surrounding plantations. Some of the plantation areas, which were replanted following the Ash Wednesday fires of 1983, are now over 30 years old. HVP understand the plantations are valued by the local community. HVP intends to continue managing the Fingerpost and Railway areas as working plantations and as such will endeavour to replant with new pine seedlings, within twelve months of harvesting.

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Western: weed management for new seedlings

HVP Plantations wish to advise of upcoming herbicide operations in our plantations in our Western Region. This weed management operation will see the application of a granular form of hexazinone be applied to this year’s re-planted areas. The spot application involves a small area around each tree, treated by hand. The operation is scheduled to commence in late September and continue through October.

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SW Fuel Reduction Burns

HVP Plantations is planning Fuel Reduction Burns of post-harvest residue in recently harvested forest sites on HVP’s estate at Rennick, Bahgallah, Weecurra, Milltown & Digby areas. These operations are planned for April to June 2017.

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Stanley Plantation Operations Rolling Update

HVP Plantations would like to update the Stanley and Beechworth communities about the continued timber harvesting and log haulage program in the Stanley plantation.
The outlook for the rest of 2017 is:
• A thinning harvesting operation will continue to occur in the Stanley plantation throughout this period.
• The thinning crew will work along Twist Creek road then move down to the Yackandandah side of the plantation before returning to the Wooden Gate road area about November.
• A clear-fall operation will occur along Red Hill road for approximately six to eight weeks in Spring.
• Log trucks will continue to use Red Hill road (Beechworth), No. 1 road (Yackandandah) and Masons road (Stanley) for entry and exit of the pine plantation.
• Road users will see intermittent log truck traffic on the above roads. There may also be occasional log truck traffic seen on the Mt Stanley road.
• Traffic lights may also be used at the harvesting operation worksites on Twist Creek road, Red Hill road and No. 1 road. These are in place for your safety and the safety of the harvesting operators.

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Timber Harvesting to commence on Back Germantown Rd

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Summer Harvesting Operations in Colac and Otways

Summer harvesting and haulage taking place in Otway district

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