Lithgow Council in New South Wales is curious to know why State Forests is not planning to replant the area. It is a question that will also intrigue the wider community for whom the Newnes State Forest has been a part of the landscape for decades. Source: Lithgow Mercury

Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) supports the consideration of ‘whole-of-life’ benefits of producing paper products in Australia in government procurement policies and purchasing decisions. Source: Timberbiz

Private Forests Tasmania’s annual Farm Forestry Seminars will be held in Burnie and Launceston during August. The first will be in Burnie on 13 August followed by a seminar in Launceston on 14 August. Source: Timberbiz

After 25 years of leadership, Mike Jones steps down as the managing director of Komatsu Forest Australia to be replaced by Brett Jones. Source: Timberbiz

Mediterranean forests provide local communities with a diverse range of products such as wood, fodder for livestock and plants and game, all of which contribute to food security and help to alleviate poverty in rural regions. Source: Cordis News

Growth in global and local demand makes it imperative for Scotland to expand its forestry and timber sector, according to Clive Suckling an independent adviser to the forestry and timber sector who spoke at the forestry conference organised by Confor. Source: The Scotsman

CareerCast.com has published its 2014 Jobs Rated report and timber is not high on the list. Source: The Chicago Tribune

When a service station owner on the Queensland Sunshine Coast asked Matty G to carve him a possum out of wood, little did he know it was the start of something big. Source: ABC Rural

Solomon Islands is the first country in the world to receive approval to trade timber products to Australia under new timber legality guidelines. Source: Solomon Times Online