Royal stands tall on sustainable forest management
10 April 2018
His Royal Highness, The Prince of Wales, participated in a forestry roundtable meeting hosted by the Institute of Foresters Australia in Queensland’s Mossman Gorge. Source: Timberbiz Assistant Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources, Anne Ruston, said it was a great opportunity t
Continue Reading →Security of supply
10 April 2018
Landscape-scale forest planning and security of supply are key demands of the Victorian forestry industry for the next generation of the 20-year regional forest agreements (RFAs). By Philip Hopkins for Timberbiz All five Victorian RFAs, which are to be finalised by March 2020, must re
Continue Reading →Modernising training units for a high-tech industry
04 April 2018
When it comes to harvesting the timber, the process doesn’t centre around axes and saws. Forest harvesting operators use complex machinery to cut it into precise logs to use as much of the wood as possible. Source: Timberbiz “Forest harvesting operators work in high-risk environments
Continue Reading →OFO achieves Australian Standard for Sustainable Forest Management
04 April 2018
OneFortyOne (OFO) has confirmed that independent forestry auditors have found the company to be fully compliant with the globally endorsed Australian Standard for Sustainable Forest Management. Source: Timberbiz Certification is managed by the Responsible Wood Scheme and ensures that
Continue Reading →Hermal Group to announce site of $190m mill
04 April 2018
The site of a jobs-rich timber mill in the Burnie area is likely to be finalised soon. The Hermal Group aims to start construction of its $190 million plantation-based hardwood mill and manufacturing plant this year. Source: The Advocate The project is expected to create about 220 ong
Continue Reading →Kangaroo Island Plantations welcomes Premier Marshall
04 April 2018
Kangaroo Plantations (KIPT) has welcomed Premier Steven Marshall and his new State Government in South Australia. Source: Timberbiz KIPT has been in contact with Mr Marshall and various members of his Shadow Ministry in the past couple of years, and the company looks forward to updati
Continue Reading →Noojee Backdoor coupe to retain habitat areas
04 April 2018
VicForests has announced that it will retain habitat areas around about 20 habitat trees identified through field assessments and three night surveys of the Noojee Backdoor coupe, scheduled for harvesting towards the end of April. Source: Timberbiz “This is part of a routine and thoro
Continue Reading →Top 5: Market Points from IndustryEdge
04 April 2018
The monthly sawn softwood imports have hit a new record in January 2018 – 71,319m3. 40% – loans for alterations and additions to existing homes rose over 2017, increasing building activity into 2018. $462.9 million – the value of Builders’ Joinery imports for the year-ended Janu
Continue Reading →Petition in WA to lock up more forests
03 April 2018
South West residents converged on Parliament House to hand over a petition asking the WA government to protect high conservation value forests. Source: Bunbury Mail High conservation value forests contain or provide habitat for threatened plants and animals, and provide protection of
Continue Reading →OneFortyOne drops Tarpeena mill
03 April 2018
OneFortyOne has confirmed that it will not be undertaking any further investigation into a proposed greenfields particleboard mill at Tarpeena. Source: Timberbiz The decision not to proceed to the next stage follows two years of extensive work into the feasibility of such an investmen
Continue Reading →Copyright © 2022 Ryan Media Pty Ltd (Division of Provincial Press Group). All Rights Reserved.
