For the first time you can have your say on logging of forests in the South West We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss Normal text size Advertisement A landmark initiative has been launched by the state government with the public invited for the first time to have their say on the future of native forests. Every 10 years a new forest management plan is penned for the state and this is the first time it has gone out for a public consultation before the stakeholder consultation period, reflecting a growing community debate around the future of native forest logging.