Should we still be able to harvest timber in the Otways?

Bracks said "No" to the public areas,  but now it seems, even those who manage forest on private land must let it rot or burn, rather than harvest it . No one in particular has made this decision , its just lodged in a formula in a big pile of paper that people in the highest authority in our land will refer you to once you have spent weeks filling out the other formulas  to get you there in the first place .Its like maths,only very simple maths.  It looks like decision making , but its nothing like it .
Lots of Victorians are rightly concerned to make sure we look after our forests because we have knocked them over too easily in the past .  If you are not clear when and where harvesting should occur   Click here
Duck shoving is a great Aussie word ( as early as 1850) that has now widespread use in the English language . It's not a word to be used lightly,  but it does apply to the type of decision making last week where no-one in particular is responsible for making a decision that says No  . If the problem is not dealt with , more paper will be printed and less tough real world decisions will be made . The system of referrals is dumb unfair , unworkable unreasonable and irresponsible .
The proposals that were knocked back last week were in the light green area  ( ECV 201 and 30 )
As you can see,  the biotype  at issue is extensive ( infact its the biggest and main type of tall timber forest in the Otways ) There are lots of private blocks under that green area and the high rainfall means the green area covers the most productive high quality forest for timber harvesting .   EVC 30 and 201 are listed geographically as " common " and the conservation status is listed as of " least concern" .
None of us have, I trust, any objection to being careful when the ecosystem is rare,  but the geographical extent is broad , the general status is" least concern",  and no clear statement of rarity or risk  has been made.
The point is,  if the light green area can be rated very high significance, no particular species issue identified, and then no logging is permitted as a result , how can anyone expect to safely regenerate timber on their own properties in the Otways in the future ?
Even "existing use rights" cases could take a bit of proving when you , your father and your grandfather have had to  leave the forest alone for at least 60 years ( while you made some money elsewhere) before you can get a return for the rates your family paid for all those years. And the proposal is to regenerate the forest to a standard better than the last fire left it . Questions welcome .
If you are interested in reducing the number of agencies hiding behind strategy plans and other excuses see the post below on "the arts precinct"( September 2008),  or add some newposts of your own .