The WA Greens have called for a rethink on logging in forests during fire bans, after the State Government revealed chainsaws and heavy machinery are used despite Department of Fire and Emergency Service (DFES) warnings. Source: ABC News The Government has confirmed contractors for th

A forecasted demand for lumber due to a boost in Chinese housing projects could support a new saw and pulp mill near Kaikohe New Zealand, creating a NZ$45 million industry in Northland and up to 500 jobs if the project progressed. Sources: NZ Herald, Northern Advocate Powered with low

Forestry Tasmania is optimistic that the state’s cooler weather will diminish the impact of the exotic fungus myrtle rust. Source: ABC News Biosecurity Tasmania has announced the discovery of myrtle rust in a garden hedge at Burnie in the North West of the state, with another fo

Campbell Global, a full-service timberland investment firm, has added two senior positions to focus on its global business strategy. Mauricio Penteado joins Campbell Global as head of Latin America, based in Brazil; Rob van Rossen comes to the company as director of acquisitions, Aust

Technical guides are available for homeowners and builders as they assess and repair structural damage post cyclone Marcia. Source: Timberbiz Timber Queensland’s Guide to Assessment and Repair of Flood Damaged Timber and Timber Framed Houses provides information about cleaning, inspec

Expressions of interest for membership of Forest and Wood Products Australia’s (FWPA) Advisory and Reference Groups are open until close of business tomorrow Friday 27 February. Source: Timberbiz A new reference group will be introduced – Generic Marketing Reference Group. These group

One of the top priorities for the Victorian Association of Forest Industries (VAFI) in 2015 is to advocate especially with a new state government in place. Source: Timberbiz One of the ways that the association is working towards that aim is by meeting with members and other industry

 After a horror year of workplace fatalities in 2013, New Zealand’s forest industry performed superbly in 2014, both in terms of safety and wood production. Source: Scoop NZ, Timberbiz The credit for the dramatic turnaround in safety performance has to go to the people on the forest f

The New Zealand forest industry has established a safety council to make forests safer places to work. This was a key recommendation of the Independent Forestry Safety Review Panel that reviewed forest workplace safety in 2014.  Source: Timberbiz The Forest Industry Safety Council wil