Victorian timber crews stood down maybe until May
05 January 2022
Victoria’s native timber industry has been left in limbo with VicForests believed to be standing crews down following a Supreme Court decision just days before Christmas Day. In the Supreme Court on 22 December 2021, Justice Richards granted an order to stop native timber harvesting i
Continue Reading →FSC new MIX label available January 2022
17 December 2021
Supporting responsible forestry is the text on the new FSC MIX label. The new label will be launched in January 2022 with a transition period of 2.5 years. Source: Timberbiz From the date of the launch, certificate holders will have a transition period of 2.5 years during which time t
Continue Reading →Pine tree brings Xmas cheer to Queensland parliament
17 December 2021
Around 80 members of Queensland’s Parliamentary Friends of the Forest and Timber Industry and invited industry stakeholders celebrated the start of the festive season with the tradition of unveiling a “live” Christmas tree in the Queensland Parliamentary Annexe. Source: Timberbiz Grow
Continue Reading →Forest Industries Federation WA says no impact study done before closing native forestry
17 December 2021
The WA forestry industry has refuted claims made by Forestry Minister Dave Kelly after a Native Forestry Transition Group meeting in Bunbury saying the minister has had the information requested since November, and the government failed to conduct an impact study before closing native
Continue Reading →Timberlink invests $63m at Bell Bay Tasmania
17 December 2021
Timberlink’s $63 million capital investment at Bell Bay Tasmania will see an increase of more than 50% in on island sovereign timber manufactured from sustainability managed pine plantations. The project will commence in 2022 with commissioning expected by the end of 2025. Source: Tim
Continue Reading →First Trans-Tasman Standard for Sustainable Forest Management released
17 December 2021
In December 2021 Responsible Wood published the latest version of the AS / NZS 4708 Standard for Sustainable Forest Management – requirements. Updated and reviewed by Responsible Wood every five years, the Standard has been approved for publication following revision by the AS/N
Continue Reading →Federal funding of $26m to forestry for NIFPI, R&D and illegal timber study
17 December 2021
Australia’s forestry sector has welcomed the Federal Government’s announcement of $26.2 million in funding for forestry with both the Victorian Forest Products Association (VFPA) and the Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) issuing statements to that effect. Funding will assi
Continue Reading →Opinion: New Forests Radha Kuppalli and Jo Saleeba on Carbon Credits
17 December 2021
Scrutiny over the integrity of carbon credit markets, in both government-regulated and voluntary markets, has heightened recently as the demand for carbon credits has risen with increasing corporate net zero emissions commitments. Stakeholders are both concerned about supply-side inte
Continue Reading →South West Slopes now Murray Region Forestry Hub
15 December 2021
After consultation with its members, the South West Slopes Forestry Hub has announced that it will now be known as the Murray Region Forestry Hub (MRFH). Source: Timberbiz “This name change better reflects the geographical boundaries of the Hub region which extends from Gundagai in th
Continue Reading →CLT walls made cost competitive with new research
15 December 2021
PhD student Ben Moerman Exciting new research has demonstrated cross-laminated timber (CLT) walls are feasible and cost-competitive with steel or concrete systems in low-rise buildings and offer significant environmental benefits. Source: Timberbiz The findings from research by Associ
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