Australasia's home for timber news and information

Andrews puts Victoria in peril not releasing bushfire fuel load maps

12 February 2020
The Victorian State Government is still refusing to release bushfire fuel load maps for Victoria, despite an order from State Parliament to make the documents public. The maps, published in August, show the build-up of fuel loads across East Gippsland and North East Victoria. Source:
Continue Reading →

WA puts out the Welcome Mat

10 February 2020
Forestry Industry WA Welcome Mat is a cross-industry initiative to build a stronger industry in WA by forging links across our diverse professions and building a better understanding, across the industry, of who we are and what we do. Source: Timberbiz Welcome Mat is an initiative in
Continue Reading →

AFPA presents to standing committee on agriculture

10 February 2020
The Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) welcomed the opportunity to present at the Federal Government’s Standing Committee on Agriculture and Water Resources Inquiry into Growing Australian Agriculture to $100 billion by 2030, detailing the renewable forest industries capaci
Continue Reading →

VicForests commits to forestry workers in East Gippsland

10 February 2020
VicForests has committed to the continued support of 10 contractors and 90 workers who have been impacted by a force majeure notice because fires have meant timber supply cannot be guaranteed in the foreseeable future from East Gippsland. Source: Timberbiz Almost all – estimated to be
Continue Reading →

New board member for AFCA

07 February 2020
Michelle Corby from Mangan Logging has joined the Australian Forestry Contractors Association (AFCA) board. Ms Corby has worked for Mangan Logging, which has been her family’s business for 13 years. Source: Timberbiz Mangan Logging is a third-generation business started in 1961
Continue Reading →

Littleproud on the new frontbench with agriculture portfolio

07 February 2020
David Littleproud has been welcomed back to the Agriculture Ministry by Australia’s forest industries. Mr Littleproud will give up his water portfolio – described in some circles as a poisoned chalice following years of tension throughout the Murray-Darling Basin amid an unprecedented
Continue Reading →

TV commercial shows forestry workers’ bushfire assistance

07 February 2020
Employers, industry groups and the Construction Forestry Maritime Mining and Energy Union have co-funded a TV advertisement to thank workers in the timber industry who performed and are performing vital work to protect homes and lives during the recent and current bushfires. Source: T
Continue Reading →

CFMEU campaigning for timber workers in very tough times

07 February 2020
The CFMEU believes more can be done for timber workers by allowing the industry into the burnt coupes to salvage some of the wood there, much of which may still be usable by the region’s sawmills and woodchip processors. Source: Timberbiz The union, which is campaigning hard against t
Continue Reading →

Timber analysis: Victoria is under siege

07 February 2020
There is now no denying it. The Victorian timber industry is under siege from all fronts. Even VicForests seems to have turned against it. By Bruce Mitchell This week alone has seen: Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews hint that the Government “may well have to revise” its plan to shut d
Continue Reading →

Young passionate Future Foresters needed

05 February 2020
The Future Foresters Initiative committee is looking for enthusiastic young people to join the FFI committee. Current membership of the committee includes students, researchers and early career forestry professionals, all of whom are passionate about forests, forestry education and le
Continue Reading →

Archives

Subscribe to DTN

Click this link to subscribe. 

Copyright © 2022 Ryan Media Pty Ltd (Division of Provincial Press Group). All Rights Reserved.