Landmapping from ABARES
15 November 2017
More than 585 million hectares, or 76%, of Australia’s land use mapping information has been updated for the Catchment scale land use of Australia – Update September 2017. Source: Timberbiz ABARES Executive Director, Steve Hatfield-Dodds, said the updated data is the best available fo
Continue Reading →FWPA appoints a Forest Research Manager
15 November 2017
FWPA announced the appointment of Jodie Mason to the position of Forest Research Manager. Source: Timberbiz Ms Mason is a leader in forestry with more than 20 years’ professional experience in the native forest and plantation management sectors across Australia. With post-graduate bus
Continue Reading →Timber Communities Australia loses Helen Murray
15 November 2017
Timber Communities Australia has announced the resignation of Helen Murray, who has been the national coordinator and its key representative for almost four years. Source: Timberbiz Since joining in 2014 Ms Murray has been a dedicated and proactive representative for TCA’s members fro
Continue Reading →Huon Valley woodchip facility offers 145 jobs
15 November 2017
The construction of a $42 million export facility for woodchip processing in the Huon Valley will support 145 ongoing jobs and breathe new life into the struggling forestry industry in the South, proponents say. Source: The Mercury Southwood Fibre, which already has a sawmill and proc
Continue Reading →Tas government accused of rorting subsidy to help forestry
15 November 2017
The Tasmanian Government is being accused of rorting a federal subsidy scheme to help solve a lingering forestry issue. Source: ABC News The Tasmanian Freight Equalisation Scheme (TFES) helps Tasmanian producers overcome their geographic disadvantage, helping them sell into interstate
Continue Reading →Ricky Muir on the Green
15 November 2017
The words “native timber industry” should not be words frowned upon, yet with relentless misinformation campaigns, outright lies and targeting of voters in the inner city, it seems they are according to Ricky Muir. Source: The Weekly Times Writing for The Weekly Times Mr Muir said: Th
Continue Reading →LNP will deliver $6m to forestry
15 November 2017
The LNP will deliver an innovative $6 million package for broad industry R&D and to establish a dedicated Farm Forestry Centre to expand private farm forestry to better support the state’s forest and timber industries. Source: My Sunshine Coast LNP Shadow Agriculture, Fisher
Continue Reading →Lendlease and Tzannes team up again for second timber office
15 November 2017
Developer Lendlease has unveiled the design of a second engineered timber building at Barangaroo South designed by Tzannes. Sources: Architectureau, The Sydney Morning Herald The building is proposed as a “sister” to International House Sydney, also designed by Tzannes, which was comp
Continue Reading →Six Asian countries regulating timber imports
08 November 2017
In the past 12 months, Japan, the Republic of Korea, China, Vietnam, Indonesia, and Malaysia have all taken steps to develop import regulations designed to keep illegally logged timber out of their markets. Source: Eco Business In most cases, timber import regulations give governments
Continue Reading →Australia may water down illegal timber
08 November 2017
A 2017 study by the Global Financial Integrity ranked illegal logging as the third largest global crime in value, after counterfeiting and drug trafficking. Source: The Conversation Australia imports roughly $8.1 billion worth of timber products a year, and according to estimates from
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