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244. The First State to End Native Forest Logging, with Jess Beckerling (in full)

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Jess Beckerling was Campaign Director of the WA Forest Alliance (WAFA) when we had this conversation (she’s currently put all aside to stand at the 2025 WA state election). Jess is a highly respected figure in the southern reaches of Western Australia, by both those who would traditionally have prioritised conservation, and those who might not have. I spoke with Jess back in July 2021 for the Clean State podcast. At the time, WAFA was seizing the opportunity it sensed to finally end native forest logging in WA.
With the comprehensive and poetically conceived Forests for Life Plan in hand, WAFA had been showing how we can stop bleeding finances, forests, farmlands and communities, and back in the growing suite of ecologically and economically beneficial industries. Come September, just two months after our conversation, the WA government agreed – and in an Australian first announced the end of native forest logging in WA. That end arrived at the start of 2024.
This is our conversation in full for the first time (previously having been restricted to a shorter episode on Clean State, and an excerpt of that on The RegenNarration). Then I’ve patched in Jess’s media statement from Parliament House on the dramatic day of the government’s announcement (a few minutes long), along with some of her comments.
Part of this episode was originally released as episode 8 of a series of 9 episodes for the Clean State podcast, dedicated to regenerative transitions in my home state of WA. Sadly, the podcast and its host non-profit are no more. But the episodes featured such brilliant guests and stories, that are still so very relevant, and not just to West Australians, so we resolved to re-release them here.
The Clean State Plan is on the episode web page below.
For more from behind the scenes, become a supporting listener via the links below.
Recorded 13.7.2021 & outside WA Parliament on 8.9.2021.
Title slide: Jess Beckerling (supplied).
With thanks to the CCWA, auspicing organisation for Clean State WA, for permission to re-release this series.
Music:
A Forests Dream, by Cloudjumper, sourced from the Free Music Archive.
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Chapters

1. End of Native Forest Logging in Australia (00:00:00)

2. Jess's personal story (00:02:19)

3. Forest Logging and Cultural Shift (00:06:48)

4. Sustainable Timber Industry in Australia (00:17:39)

5. The beautiful closing minutes initially cut from the Clean State episode (00:28:45)

6. Media Conference at Parliament House on the Day (00:31:43)

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Jess Beckerling was Campaign Director of the WA Forest Alliance (WAFA) when we had this conversation (she’s currently put all aside to stand at the 2025 WA state election). Jess is a highly respected figure in the southern reaches of Western Australia, by both those who would traditionally have prioritised conservation, and those who might not have. I spoke with Jess back in July 2021 for the Clean State podcast. At the time, WAFA was seizing the opportunity it sensed to finally end native forest logging in WA.
With the comprehensive and poetically conceived Forests for Life Plan in hand, WAFA had been showing how we can stop bleeding finances, forests, farmlands and communities, and back in the growing suite of ecologically and economically beneficial industries. Come September, just two months after our conversation, the WA government agreed – and in an Australian first announced the end of native forest logging in WA. That end arrived at the start of 2024.
This is our conversation in full for the first time (previously having been restricted to a shorter episode on Clean State, and an excerpt of that on The RegenNarration). Then I’ve patched in Jess’s media statement from Parliament House on the dramatic day of the government’s announcement (a few minutes long), along with some of her comments.
Part of this episode was originally released as episode 8 of a series of 9 episodes for the Clean State podcast, dedicated to regenerative transitions in my home state of WA. Sadly, the podcast and its host non-profit are no more. But the episodes featured such brilliant guests and stories, that are still so very relevant, and not just to West Australians, so we resolved to re-release them here.
The Clean State Plan is on the episode web page below.
For more from behind the scenes, become a supporting listener via the links below.
Recorded 13.7.2021 & outside WA Parliament on 8.9.2021.
Title slide: Jess Beckerling (supplied).
With thanks to the CCWA, auspicing organisation for Clean State WA, for permission to re-release this series.
Music:
A Forests Dream, by Cloudjumper, sourced from the Free Music Archive.
Send us a text

Support the show

The RegenNarration podcast is independent, ad-free and freely available, thanks to the generous support of listeners like you. If you too value what you hear, please consider joining them.

Become a paid subscriber to connect with your host, other listeners and exclusive benefits, on Patreon or the new Substack.

Or donate directly via the website (avoiding fees) or PayPal.

You can also visit The RegenNarration shop. And share, rate and review the podcast.

Thanks for your support!

  continue reading

Chapters

1. End of Native Forest Logging in Australia (00:00:00)

2. Jess's personal story (00:02:19)

3. Forest Logging and Cultural Shift (00:06:48)

4. Sustainable Timber Industry in Australia (00:17:39)

5. The beautiful closing minutes initially cut from the Clean State episode (00:28:45)

6. Media Conference at Parliament House on the Day (00:31:43)

376 episodes

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