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The NSW public sector includes ten departments and many agencies and organisations working together to develop policy and deliver important services such as health, education, housing, transport and infrastructure across NSW. We are over 300,000 dedicated people who share the same values - making a difference, giving back and responding to the future. Read our community guidelines: bit.ly/PD-community-guidelines

Healthy forests help life on Earth thrive. The Forest Stewardship Council® (FSC®) – a nonprofit organization that covers more than 150 million hectares of certified forests – provides the world’s most credible sustainable forestry solution, trusted by NGOs, consumers, and businesses to help promote healthy and resilient forests, for all, forever. Equally governed by environmental, social, and economic perspectives, FSC helps forest managers, smallholders, and governments ensure thriving forest ecosystems and safeguard the livelihoods of forest communities. FSC’s forestry standards, linked to a strict chain of custody certification, are a proven solution to fight the climate and biodiversity crises. The FSC logo – found on millions of products worldwide – is the most recognized mark for responsible forestry.

Sustainable Timber Tasmania is a Tasmanian Government Business Enterprise responsible under State legislation for: - Sustainably managing approximately 800,000 hectares of public production forest (Permanent Timber Production Zone land) - Undertaking forest operations for the production and sale of forest products from these forests (including making available at least 137,000 cubic metres of high quality eucalypt sawlogs and veneer logs per annum). Sustainable Timber Tasmania purpose is to be a customer-focused and financially viable forest products and services provider, sustainably managing Permanent Timber Production Zone land for multiple-use as a community asset. Sustainable Timber Tasmania aims to: - Achieve and maintain financial sustainability - Efficiently and effectively make available agreed wood volumes and other services - Professionally manage public production forests to maintain wood resources and other environmental, cultural and economic values - Achieve zero harm to our people and contractors. Our forest management is currently certified under the Australian Forestry Standard which is recognised, under the Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification, as being an independent assurance of legal and sustainable timber supply. We are also in the process of seeking certification for our operations under Forest Stewardship Council® standards.