Hyne reboots its cadet program
26 April 2017
With the Fraser Coast experiencing higher than average unemployment rates, Hyne Timber brings refreshing news with the reintroduction of its cadet program. The cadet program offers successful applicants an opportunity to earn a salary while learning about all areas of production, cust
Continue Reading →Carter Holt Harvey lockout no good says Andrews
26 April 2017
Victoria’s timber industry has taken another hit with the owners of the Myrtleford mill locking out about 200 workers and shutting the operation down. Source: Herald Sun Timber giant Carter Holt Harvey has been accused of treating its workers “like zoo animals” after it erected fencin
Continue Reading →AFPA Great Hall dinner
26 April 2017
ABC Radio National journalist Ellen Fanning will host the Australian Forest Products Association’s (AFPA) 3rd biennial Gala industry dinner on Tuesday 12 September at the Great Hall in Parliament House. Source: Timberbiz Ms Fanning is best known for her work as an award-winning curren
Continue Reading →FWPA restructure announced
26 April 2017
Forest and Wood Products Australia (FWPA) is restructuring its industry engagement, with greater opportunities to participate, both for members and for non-member stakeholders such as researchers and suppliers. Source: Timberbiz The Chairman of FWPA, John Simon, said the two new types
Continue Reading →Wooden portraits
20 April 2017
A piece of wood, a chisel, a hacksaw blade and a few hours of time are enough for Vallivireddy Srinivasa Rao to carve out a wooden marvel. Source: The Hindu Times The self-taught artist is adept at making wooden portraits and created over 1000 masterpieces in the past two decades. His
Continue Reading →Truckies turn on Heyfield closure
20 April 2017
This month, more than 40 logging trucks and their drivers rallied alongside the CFMEU in a fight for the survival of the Heyfield Mill in Victoria. A strong visual reminder of the role trucking plays in any industry, it’s clear the potential closure of the Heyfield Mill in a tow
Continue Reading →Our oldest trees
20 April 2017
They say that trees live for thousands of years. Like many things that “they” say, there is a germ of truth in the saying (even though it is mostly false). Sources: The Conversation, ABC News The vast majority of trees that burst forth from seeds dropped on the Australian
Continue Reading →NZIER report says low levels of new plantings needs review
20 April 2017
New Zealand needs more trees. An increase in plantation forestry is the best and most immediate answer to reducing the country’s greenhouse gas emissions, NZ Forest Owners’ Association chief executive officer David Rhodes said in Whangarei. Sources: The New Zealand Herald,
Continue Reading →Abolishing 457 visa program
20 April 2017
Businesses fear abolishing the 457 visa program will make it harder to bring in some types of workers they say are as “rare as hen’s teeth” in WA. Source: The West While unions complained the changes did not go far enough, the business community was apprehensive about axing a program
Continue Reading →Tas sawmillers also oppose forestry bill
20 April 2017
The Tasmanian Sawmillers Association has added its name to a list of those opposed to the State Government’s plans to open 356,000 hectares of wilderness to logging. Source: The Mercury Association director Robert Torenius briefed the Legislative Council before MLCs were due to begin
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