•	A clear-fell harvesting operation will continue off Fingerpost road in Fingerpost plantation (Woodend).
•	A clear-fell harvesting operation will continue off Canning Park road and along Centre road in Railway plantation (Woodend/Macedon).
•	Planting of new Radiata seedlings, of approximately 50 hectares, at Railway plantation occurred in July 2017.
•	Spot application (a small amount applied by hand around each seedling) of granular Herbicide is planned for mid Spring.
•	This operation is used to ensure the new seedlings have reduced competition for water and nutrients. By ensuring effective weed control at planting, herbicide applications are generally limited to this one application per 30-year rotation.
•	Log trucks will continue to use Fingerpost Road and Canning park road for entry and exit of the pine plantations.
•	Stop go people may also be used at the harvesting operation worksites on Fingerpost, Canning Park and Centre roads. These are in place for your safety and the safety of the harvesting operators.
•	A drop in session is being organised for the Mt Macedon community for October to inform interested community members of the upcoming summer harvest on Mt Macedon.
•	Intermittent roadside weed control (hand spraying) of Broom and Gorse may occur during the Spring and Autumn.
•	Site preparation with heavy machinery will occur during next summer to prepare the ground for next year’s seedlings.
To keep everyone safe on ground, signage is in place to highlight the specific areas of the operation in the plantation. If you see these signs DO NOT continue past the signs, you must seek an alternate route.
The harvested logs will be transported to mills in Colac, Geelong and Broadford for processing into timber products, primarily for housing. Smaller logs will also be exported through the Port of Melbourne.
Due care should be exercised around the boundaries of the plantation, at road intersections and at points of truck access from the plantation on to local roads. If you would like to communicate with the log truck drivers they will be available on UHF channel 40 on the sealed roads and as signposted within the plantation.
We will provide a forestry operations outlook, including harvesting and haulage for 2018, later on in the year, to keep you informed.