The small rural community of Grevillia, in northern New South Wales, was studied to measure the social effects of a Government policy that resulted in closure of the local sawmill. The policy (called the #x2018;Rainforest Policy#x2019; or #x2018;Rainforest Decision#x2019;) that led to closure of the Munro amp; Lever sawmill, involved converting forest held under state forest tenure and used for multiple purposes, including timber harvesting, to national park where logging is prohibited. This reduced the amount of timber available to the sawmill and effectively shortened the life expectancy of the mill at the level it was operating.
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