The past two years has been a period of upheaval within the timber industry nationally with bushfires, COVID lockdowns, China, plans to halt the native timber industry in at least two States and legal challenges to the timber industry as a whole. We believe the time is right to take a

A design studio called Arquimaña, based in the Basque Country in northern Spain has been working on an open-source design for a wooden bicycle—called OpenBike—that can be downloaded for free. Their goal was to design the most sustainable bicycle on the market and make it possible for

As world leaders attend the COP26 climate summit, campaigners have urged rich nations to take a holistic approach to forestry that considers the environmental and economic interests of communities in the Global South. Source: Euractiv The value of forests for the environment and the l

Komatsu Forest is introducing the Komatsu X164E, a robust head specially developed for efficient eucalyptus harvesting. Source: Timberbiz A high-performance feed system ensures high productivity which, combined with smart solutions for reducing maintenance time and costs, makes the X1

Four new community partnerships have been approved through the through the 2021 round of grants from the Hyne Community Trust. Applications were assessed as part of the annual competitive process with the Tumbarumba Golf Club, Tumbarumba Turf Club, Carcoola Children’s Centre and the T

Private Forests Tasmania and the Forest Practices Authority have developed Treemapper, a farm and forestry property planning app. Source: Timberbiz The Property Planning Mapper mobile application will deliver a handful of mapping and calculator tools to provide immediate farm-planning

The New Zealand Forest Owners Association has joined 17 other forest and timber organisations around the world in launching the International Wood Manifesto in London, to lead into the crucial COP26 UN climate change conference in Glasgow. Source: Timberbiz The Manifesto is making the

NSW Treasurer and Environment Minister Matt Kean’s announcement to include carbon stored within buildings as part of rating new major developments was a welcome development. Source: Timberbiz According to the Australian Forest Products Association NSW this announcement means new major