VicForests successful appeal against restrictions imposed on its operations by the Federal Court last year represented a vindication for all hardworking timber and forestry workers, according to the Nationals Member for Eastern Victoria Region, Melina Bath. Source: Timberbiz “Timber j

Bunnings has said it will review its decision to stop selling timber logged by VicForests. Bunnings announced in June last year it would stop selling timber logged by VicForests after a court finding that the state government-owned forestry agency breached conservation laws. Source: T

Gippsland East Nationals MP, Tim Bull, has slammed East Gippsland Shire’s response to a report it commissioned showing the planned end of native timber industry would devastate the region’s local economy as being totally inadequate and extremely disappointing. Source: Timberbiz The sp

The Senate has agreed to recommended changes to the Regional Forest Agreements framework to give operational certainty that the native forest industry has been seeking. The Senate Environment and Communications Legislation Committee report follows the committee’s inquiry on the privat

The catastrophic wildfires raging up and down the West Coast of the US should force a radical reversal of 30 years of disastrous government policies. Instead, the politicians and environmental pressure groups who gave us these policies are using climate change as a smokescreen to avoi

What a week it has been for the timber industry both at a local and national level. The good news just seemed to keep on coming. VicForests was vindicated by the Federal Court which determined its forestry operations covered by Regional Forest Agreements provide all the environmental

Bell pre-owned equipment can now be shopped online from anywhere in the world thanks to the launch of a dedicated global website, pre-owned.bellequipment.com, which is also accessible from the company’s main website. Source: Timberbiz “Previously our efforts were localised, and we wan

PEFC has released its annual review document that focusses on how 2020 saw the world change particularly for business as the in-person meetings, audits and trainings that had been key to its work challenged PEFC to adapt and change. Source: Timberbiz But with new challenges came new o

Despite full production and manufacturing records in March, Swedish sawmills currently have their lowest stock levels for over 20 years, which has put pressure on sawn wood prices. Demand for wood products remains high, but their supply is limited. Source: Timberbiz “Demand is growing