The detached housing market continued to perform strongly and as it accelerates will pull the rest of the Australian economy forward into 2021, according to the HIA. Source: Timberbiz The HIA’s chief economist, Tim Reardon, said that new home sales had fallen marginally by 1.3% in Oct

Forestry Corporation firefighting staff from the Tumut, Moss Vale, Deniliquin, Bombala, Bathurst and Central Cypress forest protection areas honed their skills recently in a five-day training camp at Laurel Hill in preparation for the fire season ahead. Source: Timberbiz All up, 44 st

The South West Timber Hub recently released the findings of a report into private forestry which explored the barriers to landowners as the WA plantation estate continues to diminish. Source: The West Australian The report was commissioned by the Hub as a result of investment in Austr

Craig Taylor has been elected as chair of the Forest & Wood Products Australia (FWPA) Board, following the retirement of John Simon. Under the FWPA constitution, the chair is elected by fellow directors at the first board meeting following the Annual General Meeting. Source: Timbe

COVID-19 has forced the temporary closure of a Green Triangle timber mill. Yahl timber mill Roundwood Solutions near Mount Gambier has closed as a precaution after a link to a potential coronavirus case was discovered on Tuesday. Source: Timberbiz Around 30 people are expected to be t

South Australia’s Opposition Forestry Minister Clare Scriven has called on the State Government to provide a support package to the forestry industry following China’s export ban on all timber leaving from Victoria. Source: The Border Watch Ms Scriven said last week’s announcement wil

The Federal Government has been urged by a Portland business group to negotiate with China to ensure all Victorian timber log exports can resume as soon as possible. The call comes after China suspended the import of Victorian timber logs last week. Source: Timberbiz Chinese authoriti

The wooden cutlery market is not one that immediately springs to mind when thinking about user segments for timber however, you only need to look at how the use of disposal cutlery is changing from plastic to renewables. So, the new report by XploreMR takes a deep dive into wooden cut

Boris Iskra, National Codes & Standards Manager at FWPA, is regularly involved in international committee meetings attended by representatives from 33 countries, to discuss the latest in international standards development. Source: Timberbiz Mr Iskra’s involvement provides access