Mediator appointed over unfair contracts legal dispute
08 June 2017
A mediator has been appointed to avoid a bitter legal dispute over alleged unfair contracts in the regional timber industry. Source: ABC Rural News Timber processor Hurford’s Hardwood employs more than 260 staff, including 100 on the north coast of New South Wales. Hurford direc
Continue Reading →Vic Gov’t ups timber supply to Heyfield
08 June 2017
The Victorian Government has increased its timber supply offer to the embattled Heyfield mill, a parliamentary inquiry has heard. Source: Herald Sun The timber mill is now being offered 80cu m a year of timber from the Gippsland forest over the next three years, an overall increase of
Continue Reading →VicForests Community Support Program open for applications
08 June 2017
VicForests is inviting not for profit community groups and services to apply for a grant as part of its 2017 Community Support Program before Friday 16 June 2017. Source: Timberbiz The Community Support Program has been designed by VicForests to assist regional community groups and se
Continue Reading →70 Million reasons to celebrate launch of National Forestry Planting Day
08 June 2017
The planting of around 70 million trees this winter has started with the official launch of National Forestry Planting Day to mark the start of the planting season for Australia’s forestry plantations. Source: Timberbiz The Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) launched the in
Continue Reading →AFCA receives funding to deliver safety initiative
08 June 2017
The Australian Forest Contractors Association (AFCA) has welcomed NHVR support for AFCA’s National Forestry Logistics Safety Program (NFLSP) to deliver safer roads as part of the next round of Heavy Vehicle Safety Initiative program. Source: Timberbiz The Heavy Vehicle Safety Initiati
Continue Reading →Frame defines the future
08 June 2017
The future of timber construction is in the factory. For designers and builders, that means precision control over their product, huge time and cost savings in building a project, be it residential or commercial. Source: Timberbiz The Frame Australia conference in Melbourne on June 19
Continue Reading →Make it good with wood in $1m TV campaign
08 June 2017
Planet Ark and Peter Maddison make it good with wood in new $1 million national TV and online campaign. Source: Timberbiz A series of 15 second commercials showing different applications of wood and their benefits has launched on national TV, supported by a strong online video and mar
Continue Reading →Record plantation log harvest worth $2.3 billion
31 May 2017
Australia’s forest industry achieved a record plantation log harvest of more than 30 million cubic metres worth over $2.3 billion in 2015-16 according to a report. Source: Timberbiz The Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES) report, Australian f
Continue Reading →National Party supports NSW forestry roadmap
31 May 2017
A motion has been put forward by local National Party branches supporting the NSW Government’s Forestry Industry Roadmap has received unanimous support. Source: Manning River Times The Bulahdelah and Manning Valley party branches raised the motion during the NSW Nationals’ State confe
Continue Reading →Money to raise awareness of forestry in Tasmania
31 May 2017
A plan to raise the community awareness of forestry has been identified as a major part of the Tasmanian state government’s plan for forestry. Source: The Advocate In the state budget, $450,000 has been allocated for community awareness programs invested in the next two years. A
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