The Tasmanian State Government has rejected calls for it to play a greater role in stimulating the struggling forestry industry, a position that has drawn strong criticism from the Opposition. Source: ABC News
Details of the South Australian State Government’s research initiative to drive new high-value products for the $1b regional timber industry have been unveiled. Source: The Border Watch
The WA Greens have made fresh claims that native forests are worth more to the taxpayer left standing than if they are logged, prompting a furious response from foresters. Source: The West Australian
Signatories to Tasmania's forest peace deal were kept in the dark about the final size of a Wilderness World Heritage Area nomination. Source: ABC News
The Victorian Association of Forest Industries (VAFI) welcomed the announcement that the Victorian Government would invest $650,000 in Australia’s largest hardwood sawmill. Source: Timberbiz
James Hardie joins 84 Lumber's “We Build American” initiative, along with builders and more than 180 companies in more than 40 states that sell American made building materials and products.
There was a higher lumber demand in the US in the third quarter of 2012, but sawlog prices have remained unchanged since 2011. Source: Wood Resource Quarterly
Special timber processors in Tasmania will have a critical shortfall in resource if the proposed World Heritage listing of 170,000 hectares of old-growth forest goes ahead. Source: The Mercury