Australasia's home for timber news and information

FWPA developing tomorrow’s leaders with new program

Developing tomorrow’s leaders – people with the knowledge and skills to collaboratively drive the future – is a longstanding goal of the Australian forest and wood products industry. Source: Timberbiz For Our Future, the Regional Forestry Collaborative Leadership Program, addresses th
Continue Reading →

VAFI dinner date

The Victorian Association of Forest Industries has announced the date for its annual dinner, a premier event for the state’s forest and wood products industry and of particular significance with 2018 being a state election year. Source: Timberbiz The 2018 event will be held on Friday
Continue Reading →

VicForest goes to the frogs

The Neerim South Wetlands played host to the 2017 Neerim Frog Festival, celebrating a decade-long rehabilitation of the wetlands by Neerim District Landcare group.  Source: Timberbiz Following a ‘pilot’ festival last year supported by VicForests, this year’s Neerim Frog Festival attra
Continue Reading →

Magna Expo Mueblera in Mexico City

The opening event for Magna Expo Mueblera takes place on 17 January 2018 in the foyer of the Centro Banamex exhibition complex in Mexico City.  Source: Timberbiz Two international trade fairs will be staged under the umbrella of the Magna Expo Mueblera trade fair, which runs from 17 t
Continue Reading →

Stakeholders air views on Kangaroo Island

Environmental Projects (EP) is the Adelaide-based company in charge of putting together the Environmental Impact Statement for our facility at Smith Bay. Source: Kangaroo Island Plantation Timbers Recently, EP invited representatives of interested Kangaroo Island groups to a Stakehold
Continue Reading →

Christmas wishes

Ryan Media staff and management would like to wish you a Merry Christmas and fabulous New Year. Ryan Media office will be closed from Monday the 25th of December and re-open on Tuesday the 2nd of January This is the last of Daily Timber News for this year. We extend best wishes to all
Continue Reading →

Act quickly for Xmas tree giveaway

Following on from the success of last year’s Christmas tree give away, OneFortyOne Plantations is once again looking to gift Christmas trees from its regional forests to the people in the Limestone Coast this Christmas. Source: Timberbiz “We were overwhelmed by the community support o
Continue Reading →

Lou moves into new ground as winner of Stanton trophy

External relations manager for HVP Plantations Lou Coutts has won the 2017 Richard Stanton Memorial Award for Excellence in Forest Management. Source: Responsible Wood. Source: Timberbiz The award and trophy, presented in Hobart during the annual general meeting of Australian Forestry
Continue Reading →

Piloting a drone revolution

At the just completed ForestTECH 2017 series, we heard from major forestry companies in both New Zealand and Australia that are investing heavily in drones, training in-company pilots and using the technology operationally across their estates. Source: Timberbiz Timberlands who manage
Continue Reading →

Cann River awards prizes with help from VicForests

Cann River Community Centre this year awarded two prizes worth $250 each as part of its 2017 Arts, Crafts and Photography Expo thanks to VicForests’ Community Support Program contributions. Source: Timberbiz The Expo, running from 3 to 7 November, had 189 entries from 61 artists, whic
Continue Reading →