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CFMEU says expanding Victoria’s plantations’ plan is ‘shambolic’

09 October 2020
The Victorian Government’s announcement yesterday that it is seeking formal expressions of interest for investors and plantation developers to expand the state’s plantation timber supply has come under fire from both the Australian Forest Products Association and the unions. Source: T
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Opinion: Young forests capture carbon quicker than previously thought

09 October 2020
There’s increasing recognition of how nature can help tackle the climate crisis. From protecting standing forests to planting new trees, forests offer significant climate mitigation benefits. Now, new research shows that letting forests regrow on their own could be a secret weapon to
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Friday analysis: While Vic government spruiks, NSW government acts

09 October 2020
The Victorian State Government is certainly getting busy spruiking its transition plans and projects to “compensate” for its closure of the native timber industry by 2030. Last week it was a new state-owned nursery growing, apparently, Mountain Ash seedlings for bushfire affected area
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VicForests releases FSC audit report

07 October 2020
VicForests today released the FSC Controlled Wood Standard audit report developed on the basis of fieldwork conducted in November last year. Source: Timberbiz In a statement released this morning VicForests says that although this work was unable to be completed due to the impacts of
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AFPA applauds budget measures to kick-start the economy

07 October 2020
The Federal Budget has been welcomed by the Australian Forest Products Association for its significant measures to support jobs, businesses, and manufacturing investment as Australia looks to kick-start the economy. Source: Timberbiz The Budget details a $65 million bushfire support p
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The economic drivers of today’s wildfires

07 October 2020
  “The world is ablaze. Or so it seems, and the scenario is repeating itself every year now,” according to Dr François-Nicolas Robinne, of the University of Alberta’s Department of Renewable Resources, and Coordinator of IUFRO’s Fires: Economic Drivers of Global Wildland Fire Act
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Resolute with 500,000-hours safety milestone achieved

07 October 2020
Employees of Resolute Forest Products’ Atikokan sawmill proudly presented a $10,000 cheque to Community Living Atikokan for the Aspen Court Senior Living fundraising campaign at a ceremony held at the facility. Sawmill employees earned the prize money through Resolute’s Board of Direc
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The Irish wood famine

07 October 2020
Sawmiller GP Wood imported 100 truckloads of timber from Europe this week to combat a looming shortage in the Irish Republic. The Oireachtas has just passed new laws aimed at ending a planning log jam that has tied up enough timber to build 50,000 new homes, according to some estimate
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Kangaroo Island has 3 million tonnes of timber to be salvaged

07 October 2020
Kangaroo Island’s fire-damaged pine trees which are at most risk of decay will be the initial focus of salvage operations on the island to recover the higher value logs. Around 90% of Kangaroo Island Plantation Timbers’ trees valued in excess of $100 million and all of the island’s in
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AKD in the pink again

07 October 2020
AKD is Pinking Up again in support of the McGrath Foundation to help raise awareness and support to help fund McGrath Breast Care Nurses who provide invaluable support and care for the women and men who are experiencing breast cancer. Source: Timberbiz AKD is again encouraging all AKD
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