Tasmanian farmers affected by the collapse of Gunns expect to clarify at a mid-March meeting what they will be paid for their plantation timber. Source: The Examiner
The Victorian Association of Forest Industries (VAFI) has welcomed the launch of the Parliamentary support group for the forest and wood products industry. Source: Timberbiz
Earth Hour forest Preparations across the globe kick-off for Earth Hour 2013 with the creation of the world's first Earth Hour Forest in the East African nation of Uganda. Source: Scoop
John Ipsen, head of RuralAus that operates the timber mill at Timber Creek, is to inspect a woodchip fire that erupted on Sunday at Timber Creek. Source: The Islander
Following three years of research and planning, CSIRO and the Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network (TERN) have opened Australia’s first large-scale rainforest research plot. Source: Timberbiz