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Forico wins international finance award

04 November 2022
Forico has won major accolades in the ‘Finance for the Future Awards’ – a partnership between Deloitte, Accounting for Sustainability (A4S) and the Institute of Chartered Accountants England and Wales (ICAEW). Source: Timberbiz Forico was presented the award for ‘Embedding an Integrat
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$15m program for businesses reliant on native forestry opens in WA

04 November 2022
South-West small businesses with links to the native forest industry will be able to apply for a grant of up to $400,000 through the Western Australian State Government’s Small Business Development and Diversification program. Source: Timberbiz The $15 million program, which ope
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Investment for trees on farms and the Green Triangle Forest Industries Hub

04 November 2022
The South Australian Government is investing $210,000 in the Green Triangle Forest Industries Hub as part of its Trees on Farm election commitment. The Trees on Farms GTFIH funding is aimed at helping to drive industry and/or landholder led forestry projects on farms, particularly in
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Opinion: Vic Jurskis – Mild fire not wild fire

04 November 2022
Elders of Australian forestry temporarily reinstated sustainable fire management more than half a century ago, before a new generation of ecologists dismantled it. Source: Australian Rural & Regional News These new experts employ the Climate Cop-Out to explain the inevitable resur
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Friday analysis: Victoria goes to the polls with too much to lose

04 November 2022
Victorians go to the polls in just three weeks. If some of the Press reports coming out of Victoria are to be fully believed the Premier Dan Andrews might have a fight on his hands. His handling on Covid is under attack, it has been claimed that ambulance response times for critical e
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Indonesian study – an overview of forest law enforcement, trade and governance

02 November 2022
The Indonesian government has published a study on the implementation of forest law enforcement, governance, and trade (FLEGT) as part of efforts to support the eradication of illegal logging and boost legal timber trade. Source: ANTARA “This study is expected to provide an over
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Halt in Russian exports, less demand in China, leads to softwood drop

02 November 2022
Global trade of softwood logs plunged by 20% during the first half of 2022 year-over-year (YoY). Much of the decline was because of the Russian log export ban that came into effect on January 1, 2022. However, with weakening housing markets worldwide resulting in lower demand for lumb
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Four EU forestry countries join to defend their interests

02 November 2022
Four EU countries with large forest reserves have established a collaborative group to defend the interests of their national forest industries in the 27-country bloc. Source: Helsinki Times “A coming-out took place today. We’ve now come out of the wood closet. Forested EU countries h
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Grafton Nursery to sow 3.6 million seeds for future generations

02 November 2022
This season 3.6 million seeds will be sown in Forestry Corporation’s Grafton Nursery, starting their journey to supplying timber and wood resources for future generations. Source: Timberbiz Grafton nursery staff are currently sowing and tubing hardwood to supply the 2023 planting prog
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Victorian seasonal firefighters training pre-season

02 November 2022
New Forest Fire Management Victoria seasonal firefighters have been put through their paces in Yellingbo as part of a rigorous training course where they have learnt the skills needed to protect communities and the environment from bushfires. Source: Timberbiz FFMVic Port Phillip Depu
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