Battle renewed over timber jobs and Leadbeater's possum as government buys mill
by Calla Wahlquist from on (#2VH4Y)
Victoria's agriculture minister, Jaala Pulford, says all 250 jobs at the Heyfield mill will be safe during negotiations, but faces criticism from Nationals and Greens
The Victorian government has signed an agreement to buy the Heyfield timber mill, one month after its operator, Australian Sustainable Hardwoods, rejected a $40m offer from the government to buy it.
The agriculture minister, Jaala Pulford, announced the deal on Monday, and said all 250 jobs at the mill would be safe while negotiations took place.
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