'Through enough turmoil': Revised compensation package for WA forestry businesses

Daniela Cooper
Updated May 10 2022 - 1:01pm, first published May 9 2022 - 6:12pm
INDUSTRY: WA forestry contributes $1.4 billion to the WA economy annually and supports about 6000 jobs. Picture: File Image.
INDUSTRY: WA forestry contributes $1.4 billion to the WA economy annually and supports about 6000 jobs. Picture: File Image.

AFTER months of intense negotiations the state government has made a revised offer to businesses impacted by its decision to end native forestry by the end of 2023.

Daniela Cooper

Daniela has returned to her first love after a decade of working in local, state and federal governments, non-profits and the corporate world. She has a passion for injustice; to be a voice for those who don't have one; to hold power to account; and to bring readers the news without fear. She loves to explore new places and unfamiliar topics (both in her professional and private life) but her go-to loves are travel, health, social justice, foreign affairs and the outdoors. Email daniela.cooper@austcommunitymedia.com.au