Sustainable Timber Tasmania

What Sustainable Timber Tasmania does

Sustainable Timber Tasmania (STT) is a Tasmanian Government Business Enterprise, legally Forestry Tasmania trading as Sustainable Timber Tasmania, established under the Forest Management Act 2013. It is the legislatively designated manager of approximately 812,000 hectares of Permanent Timber Production Zone (PTPZ) land, representing roughly 12% of Tasmania's land area. The organization supplies at least 137,000 cubic metres of high-quality eucalypt sawlogs annually to the Tasmanian veneer and sawmilling industries through direct long-term contractual arrangements that require local processing, alongside 6,859 m³ of special species timbers retailed in part through its Island Specialty Timbers division. Additional revenue streams include nursery seedling sales (1.5 million seedlings per year across 50 native species from the Perth Nursery & Seed Centre), 704 leases, licences and easements across PTPZ land (including 249 apiary sites), and approximately $12 million in annual Community Service Obligations funding from the Tasmanian Government for land management, fire prevention and bushfire suppression.

Beyond commercial timber operations, STT operates as a multi-use land manager delivering statewide bushfire management (over 75% of staff trained as firefighters; 57 bushfires responded to in the 2024-2025 season), conservation monitoring programs covering masked owls (acoustic monitoring), swift parrots (45 acoustic recorders, 10,000+ hours annually), and wedge-tailed and white-bellied sea eagles (37,000 hectares surveyed), as well as carbon sequestration (26,496 credits generated across four projects) and community access services. Its technology stack includes an emerging AI-enabled Tasmanian Integrated Fire Camera Network (TIFCN) being built in partnership with Tasmania Fire Service, Tasmania Parks and Wildlife Service and Indicium Dynamics, intended to become Australia's largest integrated bushfire detection camera system when complete. STT employs 152 people, paid $109 million to 544 Tasmanian businesses in 2024-2025 (87% local), and has recorded eight consecutive years of profitability while distributing $30 million in dividends to the Tasmanian Government since 2017.

Name

Sustainable Timber Tasmania

Legal name

Forestry Tasmania trading as Sustainable Timber Tasmania

Website

https://sttas.com.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Sustainable Timber Tasmania is a Tasmanian Government Business Enterprise that manages 812,000 hectares of Permanent Timber Production Zone land, supplying eucalypt sawlogs, specialty timbers, and native seedlings to the Tasmanian sawmilling, beekeeping, and community sectors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Forest Management Services

NAICS

Timber Tract Operations (113110), Support Activities for Forestry (1153), Timber Tract Operations (1131)

SIC

Forestry (800), Lumber & Wood Products (No Furniture) (2400), Wholesale-Lumber, Plywood, Millwork & Wood Panels (5031)

akta.pro primary industry

Timberland Asset Management (Institutional/Private) (AFAMAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Timberland Conservation & Easement Management (AFAMAKAI), Timberland Leasing & Contract Administration (Hunting, Grazing, Recreation) (AFAMAKAD), Timberland & Forest Asset Management (IMAMAJAA)

Keywords

• Public forest management
• Timber harvesting
• Forest regeneration
• Bushfire management
• Native seedling supply

Headquarters

HQ city

Perth

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Timber Sales: Sale of forest products from Permanent Timber Production Zone land including high-quality eucalypt sawlogs, veneer logs, and special species timbers. Makes available at least 137,000 cubic metres of high-quality eucalypt sawlogs and veneer logs per annum. In 2024-2025, 138,000m³ of eucalypt sawlog and 6,859m³ of special species timbers were harvested and transported for Tasmanian processing.
2. Nursery and Seedling Sales: Sale of seedlings grown at the Perth nursery, including 50 native species. Seedlings available to external customers including for Schools Tree Day programs and general reforestation.
3. Leases and Licenses: Revenue from 704 leases, licences and easements managed across PTPZ land, including apiary sites (249 sites supporting honey and pollination industries).
4. Community Service Obligations Funding: Government funding of approximately $12 million received as payment for community service obligations including land management, fuel reduction work, fire prevention and detection, and bushfire suppression on non-production forests.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Sustainable Timber Tasmania manages 821,000 hectares of Tasmania's Permanent Timber Production Zone land, sustainably harvesting and supplying high-quality eucalypt sawlogs (137,000+ cubic metres annually) and special species timbers to Tasmanian sawmilling and processing companies. The organization also operates a native plant nursery producing 1.5 million seedlings annually across nearly 50 native species, runs the Island Specialty Timbers retail outlet for specialty timber products, and delivers statewide bushfire management, wildlife monitoring, and community access services.

Product overview

Sustainable Timber Tasmania is a Tasmanian Government Business Enterprise that manages approximately 812,000 hectares of public production forests. The organization offers a portfolio of products and services centered around sustainable forest management. Core offerings include: the Nursery & Seed Centre (producing 1.5 million seedlings annually across 50 native species), Island Specialty Timbers (specialty timber sourcing and retail), timber supply (eucalypt sawlogs and special species timbers), and on-island processing contracts. Additional services include Forest Practices Planning (strategic, tactical, and operational planning), Bushfire Management Services (fuel reduction, regeneration burns, firefighting), and wildlife monitoring programs (Eagle Nest Search, Swift Parrot Monitoring, Acoustic Monitoring for Masked Owls). The organization also operates the AI-enabled Tasmanian Integrated Fire Camera Network for early bushfire detection. Access and permits services enable community use of forests for hunting, firewood collection, and recreation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Timber Supply (Forest Products) Sustainable harvesting and supply of timber products including high-quality eucalypt sawlogs (at least 137,000 cubic metres annually) and special species timbers (6,859m³ in 2024-2025) from 812,000 hectares of Permanent Timber Production Zone land, supplied to Tasmanian sawmilling and veneer industries.
• Nursery & Seed Centre A nursery and seed centre in Perth, Tasmania that grows approximately 1.5 million seedlings annually across nearly 50 native species for sale to external customers including reforestation companies, landholders, and schools. Stores approximately 15,000kg (1.4 billion seeds) in seed bank.
• Island Specialty Timbers A retail division specializing in the sourcing, milling, and retailing of Tasmania's finest specialty timbers sourced from public production forests, operating a showroom at Derwent Park open Thursday 7am-3pm.
• On-Island Timber Processing Contracts Contractual arrangements with Tasmanian sawmilling and wood processing companies that supply logs from public production forests, requiring on-island processing to support local value-adding and jobs in the Tasmanian sawmilling sector.
• Forest Practices Planning Strategic, tactical, and operational planning services for forest management including Forest Management Plans, Three Year Wood Production Plans, and certified Forest Practices Plans that set prescriptions for harvesting, roading, and regeneration operations.
• Bushfire Management Services Comprehensive fire management services including fuel reduction burns, regeneration burns, bushfire response, and detection services. The organization is one of Tasmania's key firefighting agencies with 13 planned fuel reduction burns covering 2,000+ hectares and 57 bushfires responded to in 2024-2025.
• Tasmanian Integrated Fire Camera Network (TIFCN) AI-enabled statewide fire detection platform using camera technology to detect and monitor bushfires across Tasmania, developed in collaboration with Tasmania Fire Service and Parks and Wildlife Service for community and economic benefit.
• Access & Permits Services Various permits and access services including firewood collection permits, hunting permits, leases and licenses, forest activity permits, and access mapping for visitors to public production forests.
• Leases, Licences and Easements 704 leases, licences and easements managed across PTPZ land, including 249 apiary sites supporting honey and pollination industries.

Quantifiable outcome

• 99.5% regeneration success rate across assessed areas
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability4 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Tasmania Fire ServicecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 November 2025Collaboration partner in the Tasmanian Integrated Fire Camera Network (TIFCN) project. The TIFCN is a $1.44 million initiative to create Australia's largest integrated bushfire detection camera system, funded through the Disaster Ready Fund. Tasmania Fire Service and STT working together with Parks and Wildlife Service.
• Tasmania Parks and Wildlife ServicecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 November 2025Collaboration partner in the Tasmanian Integrated Fire Camera Network (TIFCN) project. Partner in statewide fire detection platform across multiple agencies.
• Central Coast CouncilminorOthers · 21 June 2024Lease agreement signed allocating responsibility for Castra Falls and surrounding area (approximately 48 hectares) to the Council as a public recreational reserve. STT maintains management oversight of the land.
• Tasmanian Beekeepers AssociationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 November 2019Memorandum of Understanding between STT and the Tasmanian Beekeepers Association to support beekeeping across Tasmania's production forests. Manages 249 apiary sites supporting honey and pollination industries.
• Forest Education FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnnual partnership for Schools Tree Day program. Foundation works with STT to deliver environmental education to Tasmanian schools, with foresters visiting participating schools to help plant seedlings and educate students about Tasmania's forests.

Scale indicators18 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• ForestrySA: South Australian government-owned forestry manager operating plantation and native forest estates for commercial timber and conservation. Directly comparable as another state GBE running integrated forest management with sawmill supply contracts.
• HQPlantations: Queensland-based plantation forestry manager (formerly state-owned, now privately operated) supplying hardwood and softwood logs to Australian processors. Comparable in scale of timberland managed and direct sawmill/contractor supply relationships.
• Forestry Corporation of NSW: NSW state-owned forestry enterprise managing ~250,000 ha of state forests for timber production, conservation and recreation. Most direct analogue to STT as a government business enterprise balancing commercial harvesting with multi-use mandates in Australia.
• OneFortyOne: Tasmania-headquartered integrated forest products company owning and managing ~100,000 ha of pine plantations plus sawmill operations. Direct comparator given shared Tasmanian geography, integrated timber supply and processing business model, and contract relationships with the same downstream customers.
• New Forests: Australia-based global forestry investment and asset management firm managing institutional timberland and nature-based investments across Australia, Southeast Asia and the US. Comparable for asset-management model applied to sustainable forestry with conservation overlay.
• Hancock Natural Resource Group (Hancock Victoria Plantations): Global institutional timberland investment manager with significant Australian operations including Victorian blue gum plantations. Comparable as a large-scale institutional manager of Australian eucalypt plantations with long-term sawlog supply contracts.

Broad incumbents

• Weyerhaeuser: One of the world's largest private timberland owners and managers, operating ~12.4 million acres across the US. Broad incumbent providing a global benchmark for institutional timberland asset management, certification standards and timber REIT economics applicable to STT's model.
• Rayonier: US timberland REIT managing ~2.7 million acres of timberland globally with a focus on Pacific Northwest and US South. Broad incumbent comparable for timberland asset management scale, carbon credit participation, and long-term sustainable yield forestry.
• PotlatchDeltic: US timberland REIT owning ~2.2 million acres of timberland plus wood products manufacturing. Comparable as a publicly listed timberland owner-manager combining biological asset growth with timber sale and value-added wood products revenue.

Others

• Tasmanian Land Conservancy: Non-profit conservation organisation in Tasmania managing private reserves and conservation covenants. Adjacent rather than competing — engaged in the same landscape management and biodiversity protection sphere, often partnering with or advocating against forestry operations including STT's.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/sustainabletimbertasmania
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/forestry-tasmania
• Instagraminstagram.com/sustainabletimbertasmania/?hl=en

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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