Intergrain has partnered with the Australian Institute of Landscape Architects (AILA) to launch a national design competition that challenges young designers to explore imaginative ways to use timber in design. Source: Architecture & Design Intergrain’s inaugural Urban Timber Proj

The federal government will pay up to $1 billion to farmers to grow more native trees and burn off grasses as part of the second auction from the $2.5 billion Emissions Reduction Fund. Source: Australian Financial Review Carbon farming projects, like regeneration and savannah burning,

The Latrobe Valley is dominated by some of Australia’s most carbon intensive coalmines and power stations. Source: The Conversation, author Jason Alexandra, Adjunct Fellow Charles Darwin University Covering much of the surrounding hills are timber plantations, which store tonnes of ca

Footage released by Forest & Bird shows native forest reserves in Russell, Otangaroa, and north Whangaroa in New Zealand revealing the bleached skeletons of iconic species including totara, northern rata, puriri, and pohutukawa. Source: TVNZ Forest & Bird Northland Conservatio

If you know anyone involved with the Clarence Valley timber industry in years gone by, Glenn Reid wants to hear from you. Source: Daily Examiner Until Saturday afternoon, a photographic history of the north coast timber industry will be on display as part of the Jacaranda Woodwork Exh

A volatile market has been blamed for a decision to suspend timber exports from the central west. Source: ABC News The company PF Olsen secured a three-year deal last year to supply the Chinese market with 175,000 tonnes of wood from forests around Bathurst and Oberon. Managing direct

The Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES) has published a new guide to Australia’s forests. Source: Timberbiz, PS News Link Executive Director of ABARES, Karen Schneider said Australia’s Forests at a Glance 2015 was a compendium of information

ForestWorks will support this year’s Appita 2015 Fibre Value Chain Conference & Expo to be held at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, November 11-12. Source: Timberbiz Building on the success of the 2014 Fibre Value Chain Conference & Expo in Rotorua, New Ze

The global wood and laminate flooring market is expected to reach US$92.64 billion by 2020. Source: Market Watch Technological advancements have led to the development of new innovative products and do-it-yourself (DIY) installation techniques, which has substantially widened the scop