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NSW National’s Leader a born-again green

13 January 2021
Deputy Premier John Barilaro has ‘kissed and made up’ with Environment Minister Matt ‘Green’ Kean after taking time off on ‘stress leave’ last year. On Monday he told a reporter “I believe in climate change” and reportedly opened the door to shutting down logging of old-growth forest
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Harvestco gets contract for Kangaroo Island harvesting needs workers

13 January 2021
National forestry services company Harvestco is looking for extra staff to help in the harvesting of timber on Kangaroo Island. Harvestco has been awarded the contract to harvest, store and stockpile the first 200,000 tonnes of pine in the Kangaroo Island Plantation Timbers estate. A
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What contributed to fires on Kangaroo Island

11 January 2021
On the first anniversary of the Ravine Bushfire which burned 150,000 ha and tragically took two lives on Kangaroo Island, Keith Lamb, Chair of South Australian Forest Products Association (SAFPA), and Managing Director of Kangaroo Island Plantation Timbers (KIPT), has reflected on pol
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Back to BASIX

11 January 2021
The transformation of BASIX (Building Sustainability Index) is underway, with a number of significant changes implemented to provide greater flexibility and enable more innovative and sustainable design solutions. Source: Timberbiz The Building Sustainability Index (BASIX) is an onlin
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Home building grant boosts Queensland industries

11 January 2021
Queensland’s regional building industry is kicking off the New Year on a high note, with the Palaszczuk government confirming it has extended the Regional Home Building boost grant until 31 March 2021. Source: Timberbiz The expansion of the grant will see eligible new home buyers cont
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Queensland timber industry stung by China’s bite

11 January 2021
Queensland’s $3.6bn timber industry is feeling the bite of Chinese trade sanctions with workers stood down and contractors racking up losses in the tens of millions of dollars. Source: Courier Mail Brisbane’s Courier Mail reported today China is virtually the only customer for Queensl
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Building approvals up for past five months

08 January 2021
ABS Building Approvals data for detached houses rose for the fifth consecutive month in November to reach the highest number of approvals since December 1999. Source: Timberbiz “While HomeBuilder was the catalyst for improving consumer confidence in the housing market, the strength of
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Briquettes to add value in Eden

08 January 2021
A planned briquette plant at the Eden export facility is expected to add value to the wood by-products and residues generated at the site. Source: Timberbiz Pentarch Forestry’s briquette plant will compress, and package low value wood residues from processing and produce around 8000 t
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Opinion: John O’Donnell – Tough times where are the opportunities

08 January 2021
Our Australian economy is going through a relatively tough time at the moment, including in regard to COVID-19 and trade actions. There are current issues across Australia in regard to timber exports to China, an important Australian export market and there have been export restrictio
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Friday analysis: Good plans for 2021 but China isn’t one of them

08 January 2021
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
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