The Australian Forest Products Association has launched the next stages of its 2025 Federal Election Campaign following the release of its comprehensive Australian Timber – Australia’s Future Election Policy Platform in February. Source: Timberbiz
“The AFPA team has been busy promoting our Platform, which includes key policy and funding requests, to policy and decision makers across all sides of federal politics over the past few weeks,’’ AFPA Chief Executive Officer, Diana Hallam said.
‘’It’s now time to launch the next stages of our campaign to support our Platform,” Ms Hallam said.
February’s launch was aimed at illustrating the role Australian timber can play addressing the current housing crisis and supplying our nation’s future housing needs, the importance of securing the future of Australian grown and recycled timber and woodfibre to enhance our sovereign capability and promoting healthy and sustainable native and plantation forestry to provide Australians with the timber they need and fight climate change.
This week’s launch included:
- forestfacts.com.au – a new website dedicated to countering the disinformation being irresponsibly spread about the forestry sector.
- New Billboards to support the campaign in key forestry battleground electorates, including in Tasmania.
“There is a huge amount of disinformation being spread by activists about Australia’s sustainable and world leading forestry sector,’’ Ms Hallam said.
“The idea behind forestfacts.com.au is that people interested in the truth about how Australian forestry operates can have somewhere to go to have myths dispelled and find further scientific information, as well as a basic overview of industry.
“The Billboards running ahead of the Federal Election show the importance of the timber and forestry industry for homes. They have been placed in strategic locations to maximise public and political awareness of the importance of the full supply chain of Australia’s forestry sector.
“AFPA will continue to execute our Federal Election campaign ahead of polling day and work to get all sides of federal politics committed to our Platform.”
