I remember filling out a government survey that fed into this policy change.
At the time i thought we could attempt to replace more than we plan to keep, for future generations to maintain a managed and steady supply of beautiful Jarrah and Karri wood without decimating the forests like has happened.
Was this just impossibly wishful thinking on my behalf?
IMO burning wood for heating shouldn’t be allowed in suburbia at all. So if the price of firewood rises that’s a good thing.
Rural folks will still be able to harvest dead wood from their properties.
I don’t really disagree, although I hesitate at “shouldn’t be allowed”.
Firewood should be expensive enough that it’s not a viable way to heat your home day to day.
I like this. I think theres something nice about having a fire… bushfires excepted… but its ridiculous as the primary method of heating your home with our access to all sorts of other methods in this country.
Yeah, i’m a little further on the fringes, so its more common, and way less obtrusive around here. But having lived in several different areas, my current bungalow surrounded by other bungalows has been the most noticeable for the smoke impacts. I can only imagine how bad it would get if wood fires were common in say a mount lawley or an ellenrook type area.