Worker says forestry transition program 'decimated' Gippsland's small towns

Victoria's Forestry Transition Program is ending, prompting hard questions about whether it actually supported the regions that depended on it. In Gippsland, sawmills and timber work have long anchored small-town economies. According to ABC News Australia, one worker says the program 'decimated' local communities. As the transition closes, officials face pressure to answer whether the support provided was sufficient to help workers and towns navigate the shift away from timber.

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