The operations team at Kangaroo Island Plantation Timbers (KIPT) is assisting its neighbours to remove blue gum seedlings, which have been activated by the bushfires of last summer. Source: Timberbiz “While blue gum, like the koalas that like to feed in them, are a native Australian s

The causes of higher than desired drop-out rates in forestry industries training is being examined by a South Australian Government funded project. Source: Timberbiz Mount Gambier-based Logging Investigation & Training Association and the Green Triangle Forest Industries Hub gaine

Sustainable Timber Tasmania is undertaking a process to identify companies or organisations that are interested in an opportunity to process lower grade eucalypt logs sourced from southern Tasmania. Source: Timberbiz The resource will be available in commercial quantities and is suita

Experienced forest and fire manager, Anthony Walsh has been appointed the Green Triangle Fire Alliance’s inaugural fire manager. With almost 20 years’ experience working in the Green Triangle managing some of the region’s largest plantation companies, Mr Walsh has developed strong rel

Australia’s biggest listed high-quality wood fibre processor and exporter, Midway Limited is building its own wood fibre processing and export facility at Bell Bay. Source: Timberbiz Midway Managing Director, Tony Price, said the company is internally funding up to $5 million on the p

Forest and Wood Communities Australia has condemned attention-seeking corporate activist Bob Brown who was arrested twice this week for invading a lawful timber harvesting operation logging in Tasmania’s North Eastern Tiers. Source: Timberbiz Dr Brown was arrested for the second

You know your Federal Court Case is going bad when you resort to tired stunts like getting arrested at a harvesting coupe for a bit of cheap publicity. This is what is happening in Tasmania with Bob Brown getting on the catastrophe offensive to keep the donations rolling in. The centr

To say 2020 has been quite a year is a massive understatement. It has been a year like no other. That we appear to have come out the other end more-or-less intact is an understatement. Source: Bruce Mitchell There were too many lows this year to mention in detail or dwell upon at this

The Seppi Supersoil 2-speed Powershift is the newest version of the company’s forestry tiller and stone crusher. It is able to crush stones up to 50cm in diameter, grind big stumps and till the soil up to 30cm deep in the ground. It is used for land preparation for agriculture, to imp