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Not all NSW timber industry affected by China ban

20 January 2021
The local timber industry in the Snowy Valleys has been largely unaffected by the recent ban on New South Wales timber being imported to China. Source: Tumut and Adelong Times Just before Christmas, China suspended imports of timber from NSW and Western Australia, with local customs o
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Queensland’s timber hub boasts a long list of timber names

18 January 2021
  When Timber Queensland and Responsible Wood relocated to its new office, an opportunity arose for both to create a “Timber Hub” – a shared vision showcasing Responsible Wood certified Queensland timber species to visitors and stakeholders alike. Source: Timberbiz Working with l
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New record for new dwellings

18 January 2021
The number of loans for the construction of a new dwelling rose for the sixth consecutive month in November to reach a new record, according the Housing Industry Association. Source: Timberbiz HIA economist Angela Lillicrap said this was the highest result for the second month in a ro
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Timber industry drives employment boost in Manjimup

18 January 2021
  Manjimup will receive an economic boost this year, with the re-activation of a local timber processing centre creating 65 full-time jobs. The new jobs are the result of a $14 million-dollar investment from Parkside Timber, as it retires its dry mill at Greenbushes to upgrade th
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Passive House Training

15 January 2021
The Australian Passive House Association will be providing Certified Passive House Training Courses starting in March. APHA’s program will accommodate designers and trades people Australia-wide, building capacity with a world class curriculum and platform. Source: Timberbiz The course
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China to add new regs for timber imports

15 January 2021
China has notified the World Trade Organisation that it will introduce new regulations covering anti-pest measures for timber imports, including those from Australia. Source: Philip Hopkins for Timberbiz The chief executive of Tasmania’s Tree Alliance, Penny Wells, said it was underst
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Opinion – Andrew Walker: Logging forests aren’t a fire risk, but state forests are

15 January 2021
Indigenous Tasmanians managed the forests right for 60,000 years, now our state forests are left to become tinderboxes under a struggling Parks and Wildlife department, wrote Andrew Walker in The Mercury newspaper. The time has come to have a mature debate about the future wellbeing o
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Friday analysis: China’s talking, and things are looking up post Trump

15 January 2021
There appears to be some movement in the China situation. Firstly, it appears there may be some response from China. That response – that China has notified the World Trade Organization that it will introduce new regulations covering anti-pest measures for timber imports, including th
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International Mass Timber Conference a virtual experience in 2021

13 January 2021
The 6th Annual 2021 International Mass Timber Conference will be 100% virtual held from 30 March 30 – 1 April, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. A virtual platform should drive even greater global attendance, more than 900 attendees from 15 countries are already. Although 2021 wil
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Sandalwood Taskforce report’s recommendations open to comment

13 January 2021
The WA Sandalwood Taskforce has provided eight recommendations to Government that will support the growth of economic opportunities for Aboriginal people. The recommendations address key issues such as barriers to participation, resource inventory, capacity building and quota allocati
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