2021 seems to have got off to a reasonably good start with plans announced for a pellet plant on Kangaroo Island, a briquette plant at the Eden export facility and funding for Gippsland’s fire damaged road system. But the China problem just won’t go away. Source: Bruce Mitchell It’s C
Join Queensland’s industry supply chain at a one-day symposium followed by barefoot bowls and BBQ networking. This event is in lieu of Timber Queensland’s 2020 conference and it presents an informal opportunity for industry stakeholders to come together, reconnect and network in
China has still not responded to Federal Government and industry enquiries concerning contaminated log exports. Agriculture Minister David Littleproud said his department had formally written to Chinese authorities on two occasions seeking further information about detections of bark
The ABC’s Audience and Consumer Affairs Department has admitted that a recently published story made a series of errors which showed Australian forestry in a negative light. Justin Law, Managing Director of community group, Forest and Wood Communities Australia, made the complaint to
The causes of higher than desired drop-out rates in forestry industries training is being examined by a South Australian Government funded project. Source: Timberbiz Mount Gambier-based Logging Investigation & Training Association and the Green Triangle Forest Industries Hub gaine
Forest and Wood Communities Australia has condemned attention-seeking corporate activist Bob Brown who was arrested twice this week for invading a lawful timber harvesting operation logging in Tasmania’s North Eastern Tiers. Source: Timberbiz Dr Brown was arrested for the second
You know your Federal Court Case is going bad when you resort to tired stunts like getting arrested at a harvesting coupe for a bit of cheap publicity. This is what is happening in Tasmania with Bob Brown getting on the catastrophe offensive to keep the donations rolling in. The centr
The timber industry is urging architects, designers and builders involved in the construction process of new education projects to consider WA timber as their preferred building material. The State Government is investing $492.2 million in schools across the State as part of the WA Re
Dr Michelle Freeman has been elected vice president of the Institute of Foresters of Australia and Australian Forest Growers and Jan Newport has joined as a director. Source: Timberbiz Returning IFA/AFG president Bob Gordon said the new appointments would grow skill capacity and diver
Michael Lee, one of Australia’s foremost experts in timber and widely regarded as the technical expert on Tasmanian timber, has joined CLTP Tasmania as operations manager. Source: Timberbiz In January next year CLTP Tasmania will have a market-ready product and a new brand with planta