The history of Gympie timber
12 October 2017
Gympie’s timber history began in earnest soon after gold was discovered in 1867 by James Nash, and the industry has been at the heart of Gympie ever since. Source: Gympie Times Following alluvial fossicking, and when mining began, timber became vital for the safe construction of mine
Continue Reading →AFPA supports Government’s tough attitude to illegal logging
12 October 2017
The Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) has welcomed the Turnbull Government’s announcement that while it is staying tough on illegal logging, it continues to streamline and reform Australia’s illegal logging regulations for more effective compliance and fair trade. Source:
Continue Reading →Government moves against illegal logging
12 October 2017
Australia’s illegal logging laws are being improved to reduce compliance costs for timber importers and processors. Source: Timberbiz Assistant Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources, Senator Anne Ruston, said the government had worked closely with stakeholders to cut red tape y
Continue Reading →Demand for paper drops
12 October 2017
Australia’s total demand for paper and paperboard fell 4.4% in the 2016-17 financial year. Source: Industry Edge In volume terms the decline was more than 143,000 tonnes. The drop was driven lower by a plunge in consumption of newsprint and progressively lower demand for other printin
Continue Reading →OneFortyOne confidential document with ForestrySA
12 October 2017
The future of the South-East’s timber supply could be at risk because of the State Government’s deal for the controversial sale of the state’s forests. Source: Adelaide Now The Advertiser has obtained the lease agreement on the government’s sale of the ForestrySA harvesting rights to
Continue Reading →Forestry to add $41m and 234 new jobs on Kangaroo Island
12 October 2017
The forestry industry will create 234 jobs on Kangaroo Island and contribute more than $41 million to its economy annually, according to an economic impact report prepared by EconSearch. Source: Timberbiz A comparison with other agriculture on the island shows plantation forestry will
Continue Reading →Australia increasing log exports
05 October 2017
Timberland owners in Australia are increasingly exploring opportunities for the exportation of logs as an alternative to selling logs in the domestic market. From 2012 to 2016, the export volume was up 300%, and 2017 is likely to set a new record high, according to the Wood Resource Q
Continue Reading →Great Forest National Park – no says Coalition
05 October 2017
The Great Forest National Park will not go ahead if the Victorian Coalition is elected next year, Nationals leader Peter Walsh has declared. Source: The Weekly Times “We are not in favour at all of supporting the concept of the Great Forest National Park,” Mr Walsh said. “At the last
Continue Reading →Quintis’ Wilson says sandalwood is a solid investment
05 October 2017
Frank Wilson, the founder, former managing director and a major shareholder of troubled sandalwood company Quintis, has accused the board of “blame-shifting” and trying to make him a “scapegoat” for its continuing woes. Source: The Australian Mr Wilson, who resigned as Quintis chief i
Continue Reading →Kangaroo Island pontoon purchase not plain sailing
05 October 2017
Kangaroo Island Plantation Timbers (KIPT) announced in April that it had agreed to buy a suitable pontoon barge to form the floating berth of its proposed Smith Bay deep-water wharf. Source: Timberbiz KIPT announced that it has completed the transaction and taken possession of the pon
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