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South East Truck Safety Committee
Truck Safety Committee members
• SEFE• Forests NSW• VicForests• Pentarch• RoadsVictoria• NSW Roads and Traffic
Authority• WorkCover
• Bombala Shire Council• Bega Valley Shire
Council• Southern Training• NSW Police• Blue Ridge Hardwoods• Several haulage
contractor reps
SETSC OBJECTIVES• Provide a forum to discuss broader truck safety
issues • Promote interstate & interagency co-operation &
co-ordination • Promote Truck Safety within the local community • Interact with other similar groups and help in
lobbying on key road infrastructure issues • Provide & receive feedback to/from road users,
particularly truck operators
SETSC Coverage• Extends from Bairnsdale in south to Nowra in
north• Includes Tablelands north to Tallaganda• Native and plantation forestry• Total log haulage around 1.7m tonnes• Employment direct 1200; indirect 1800
Public land dominates
• 87% of East Gippsland comprises public land
• In NSW, ranges from 72% in Eurobodalla LGA to 22% in Palerang, average of 45% across 6 LGAs.
Land tenures"
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"Omeo Eden
Bega
Cooma
Tumut
Orbost
Narooma
Bombala
CanberraUlladulla
Braidwood
Bairnsdale
Cann River
Tumbarumba
Queanbeyan
Batemans Bay
State Forest
National Park
Private Plantation
Crown Leasehold Land
Vacant Crown Land
Land Tenure
Key Industry Players
• Main growers - Forests NSW 1,200,000t - VicForests 400,000t
- Private property 100,000t
• Main processors - SEFE (Eden) 1,000,000t- Pentarch (Eden) 250,000t- Visy (Tumut) 110,000t- Sawmills (several) 340,000t
The haulage network
• Primary haulage routes include Princes, Monaro and Snowy Mountains Highways. Volumes vary, increasing with proximity to Edrom Road.
• Edrom Road- 1.3m tonnes annually
• Imlay Road – 700,000 tonnes annually
Volumes over main roads"
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1 300 000
700 000400 000
170 000
170 000
120 000
100 000
50 000
80 000
100 000
200 000
1 100 000
400 000200 000
125 00050 000
50 000
170 000
Omeo
Eden
Bega
Cooma
Tumut
Orbost
Narooma
Bombala
Canberra
Gundagai
Ulladulla
Braidwood
Bairnsdale
Cann River
Tumbarumba
Queanbeyan
Wagga Wagga
Batemans Bay
Highways and Main Roads
Timber Haulage Volumes50 000
Imlay and Edrom Roads• Sealed roads built by NSW Forestry
Commission in 1960s and 1970s.• Imlay Road (57kms) links Monaro Highway
with Princes Highway• Edrom Road (17kms) links Princes Highway
with Twofold Bay – SEFE and export wharf• Imlay Road is the only unbroken 25m B-double
approved route traversing the GDR between the Victorian border and the Illawarra.
Imlay and Edrom (cont’d)
• Because Forests NSW is not a Road Management Authority (RTA and Councils are), we do not attract Gov’t funding
• Currently funded on proportional usage basis by timber industry users (SEFE, VicForests, FNSW). Other users are not contributing.
• Consultants report has identified need to increase funding in short term to address urgent needs.
Graham Foley & Associates P/L
Graham Foley & Associates ABN: 36 005 180 66521 Ferrars Place Phone 03 9699 2416S Melbourne Vic. 3205 Mob: 0405 058 687ACN: 005 180 665 E-mail: [email protected]
Contract Report
Edrom Road and Imlay Road—analysis of inspection andtest data for Works Program developmentfor Forests NSW—Southern RegionJanuary 2011
