Commissioned research by the South Australian Forest Products Association has found more than nine in 10 Australians want the next Australian Government to keep manufacturing of sustainable paper, packaging, and toilet paper, onshore and local. Source: Timberbiz
The May 2 UComms poll of 859 respondents in the Federal South Australian electorate of Boothby also found the majority of those surveyed believe the federal government has a responsibility to ensure Australia has enough timber to meet the nation’s housing needs, while more than eight in 10 said South Australia should grow more timber production trees to fight climate change and help secure the state’s timber supply.
Key results from the UComms survey:
- More than 9 in 10 respondents said it was important for Australia to keep manufacturing sustainable paper, packaging, and toilet paper on shore.
- More than 80% agreed that South Australia should grow more timber production trees to fight climate change and help secure SA’s timber supply.
- The vast majority of respondents agreed the federal government has a responsibility to ensure Australia has enough timber ‘to meet the nation’s housing needs’.
SAFPA Chief Executive Officer Nathan Paine said the survey results were clear.
“With major disruptions to international supply chains, Australians understand that sustainable, local paper, packaging, and toilet paper production is essential,” he said.
“They also appreciate how important growing timber trees for local timber production is so we can continue to build new homes in the decades ahead.
“South Australia has a big role in growing timber and manufacturing timber and wood fibre for the nation, with much of the state’s south-east dedicated to forest industries.
“The country needs it, and Australians want it, so it’s critical this federal election the Coalition and Federal Labor gear policies to ensure Australia’s timber and fibre security to support local manufacturing jobs, while also ensuring we reach our one billion new timber trees target by 2030,” he said.
