Midway Ltd (Midway) is seeking Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) Controlled Wood (CW) certification for Forest Management Enterprises for their plantation land in Victoria. Midway manages a total plantation estate of some 22,324 ha. Plantations on freehold land owned by Midway are situated in the Otways, Upper Goulburn and Ballarat regions, and comprise 10,022 ha. An additional 11,544 ha is managed by Midway for other parties under commercial arrangements. In most cases Midway has a direct interest in these plantations through either joint ventures, leases and or options to purchase the harvest. These plantations are located within Victoria in the Otways, Ballarat, Upper Goulburn and Gippsland regions. Midway also owns an additional 758 ha on leasehold land.
Hardwood species (Eucalyptus globulus and small areas of Eucalyptus nitens) account for 93% of the plantation area and softwood (Pinus radiata) accounts for 7%. The hardwood plantation is managed for pulpwood production; the softwood plantation is managed for sawlog and pulpwood production.
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