Former Yarra Ranges Mayor and iconic regional community leader, Jim Child, will contest the State seat of Eildon for the Nationals in the Victorian election. Source: Timberbiz

Congratulations to Jack Forbes from Simmonds Lumber on winning the Bosch Heated Jacket competition.

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Some of the world’s finest minds in forestry science, forest management and industry development will assemble in Lismore in October to share their collected wisdom and experience at the biennial Australian Forest Growers Conference. Source: Timberbiz

The promotion of sustainable forest management continues as 20 participants from six Pacific Island countries participated in a recent two-week regional forest inventory workshop in Labasa. Source: The Fiji Times Online

The world's remaining large forests are fragmenting at an alarming rate, and the degradation in Canada leads the world according to a new analysis. Source: CBC News

Think NASA and you're likely to envision missions to Mars and probes sent to the farthest reaches of the solar system. But the space agency actually does a fair bit of work observing our own planet as well. Source: CNET

A 'Rare Timber' auction will be held on Sunday, September 21 at Rollands Plains Recreation Reserve. Source: Wauchope Gazette

In an age of carbon fibre, bike master craftman and keen cyclist Ken Piper has created a rare thing of beauty out of a distinctly low-tech material – wood. Source: The Canberra Times