The native forestry industry in New South Wales has come under growing scrutiny about its environmental impact amid efforts to ban the practice in line with some other states. Last year, the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) issued a stop-work order in Tallaganda State Forest following the discovery of a dead greater glider, an endangered marsupial. The order lasted 160 days from August last year to early February 2024. Stop-work orders usually last up to 40 days, but timber workers said prolonged decision-making by the EPA on how best to protect endangered greater gliders meant the pause in operations in Tallaganda and Flat Rock State Forests lasted almost six months. …Forestry Corporation of NSW said contractors impacted by the stop-work orders were assisted through stand-down payments. Environmental advocates and the timber industry were unhappy with the EPA’s approach and the protracted decision-making time frame.