A packed community meeting at Heyfield in regional Victoria has heard that without the local timber mill the place will become a “ghost town”. Source: ABC News A crowd of more than 1000 spilled into the foyer of the Memorial Hall and some watched on a television screen out
Hundreds of timber workers have been handed a temporary lifeline after the owner of Australia’s largest hardwood mill agreed to hold off on shutting down for at least a month. Source: Herald Sun Australian Sustainable Hardwoods has delayed its decision on whether to close the Heyfield
Private Forestry Service Queensland’s Tobin Field Day near Gin Gin has been postponed. Source: Timberbiz The field day, which had been scheduled for today (February 2) was put on the backburner because of problems with the availability of a chipping machine. It is now hoped to h