A PROFILE OF THE NORTHERN NSW PRIVATE FOREST RESOURCE AND THE PRIVATE NATIVE FOREST INDUSTRY   2. The 2005 Study Area The 2002 report incorporated private native forests and plantations in 16 Local Government Areas: Ballina Shire Kyogle Shire Bellingen Shire Lismore Municipal Council Byron Shire Maclean Shire Coffs Harbour City Council Pristine Waters Shire Copmanhurst Shire Richmond Valley Shire Dumaresq Shire Severn Shire Grafton City Council Tenterfield Shire Guyra Shire Tweed Shire These LGA’s were located within 4 northern NSW Timber Catchments as determined in the 1998 Comprehensive Regional Assessment and subsequent Regional Forest Agreement. Timber Catchment 1 incorporated Ballina, Byron, Kyogle, Richmond Valley and Tweed Shires, Lismore City Council, most of Tenterfield Shire and parts of Severn, Maclean and Copmanhurst Shires. Catchment 2 incorporated Guyra and Pristine Waters Shires, Grafton and Coffs Harbour City Councils, most of Severn Shire and parts of Tenterfield, Copmanhurst and Maclean Shires. Bellingen Shire fell within Catchment 3 and Dumaresq Shire in Catchment 6.   Since 2002 there have been several LGA amalgamations. Pristine Waters, Grafton City and Maclean LGA’s and all but a small area of Copmanhurst LGA have been incorporated into the new Clarence Valley Council and there have been minor changes to the boundaries of Coffs Harbour City and Richmond Valley LGA’s. These amalgamations and changes have resulted in the 2005 study area incorporating the following LGA’s: Ballina Shire Kyogle Shire Bellingen Shire Lismore Municipal Council Byron Shire Richmond Valley Shire Clarence Valley Shire Severn Shire Coffs Harbour City Council Tenterfield Shire Dumaresq Shire Tweed Shire Guyra Shire   Map 1 shows the 2005 study area. Individual LGAs, showing forest cover (Crown and private), are illustrated in Maps 2 to 10 in Appendix 3.   Click on the map for a larger view in a new window   back to the top of the page < previous page            table of contents            next page >   Back to the Home Page contact us |  guest book |  hot topics |  regional map |  disclaimer   Copyright © 2006 by the Northern Rivers Private Forestry Development Committee Web Design by Michael Goasdoue