As the Victorian Forestry Transition Program comes to a close, some residents in regions that relied on the timber trade are questioning what has been done to build a replacement economy. The state government’s transition program ends today, two-and-a-half years after Victoria’s native logging industry was brought to an end with the flourish of a pen. The government committed $1.5 billion to support the transition, including $320 million to the Forestry Transition Program to provide financial support for affected workers, businesses and communities. But some residents remain unconvinced enough has been done to replace the jobs lost. …A Victorian auditor general’s report into the end of the industry, released in April this year, critiqued the government’s transition plan and where funds were allocated. It found 80 per cent of displaced timber workers were in full-time employment before the end of the industry, a figure that fell to 60 per cent after the end of the sector.