Western Australian Forests Department

Converting the sandy wastelands

15 December 2022 / 2 Comments

Esperance is a vibrant coastal town. It has a temperate climate and rainfall, which produces a reliable growing season of between five and eight months each year. Despite the favourable environment, Esperance had little permanent settlement before 1950. This was mainly due to soil deficiencies on the sandplains that surrounded the town.… Read more

Who are the real forest saviours in Western Australia?

25 June 2022 / 7 Comments

“Surely there can be no greater cathedral as forests such as those of the karri.” Vincent Serventy 

“If you can bear to hear the truth you’ve spoken twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools” Rudyard Kipling

The “defenders of the South West forests” are celebrating the recent announcement by the Western Australian Premier to cease native forest logging by January 2024.… Read more