Ponsse is introducing firefighting equipment that can be installed in the load spaces of forwarders for extinguishing wildfires. Source: Timberbiz “Forest machine is the most natural and effective way to access a forest fire area. Operations in difficult terrain come as second nature

Forest and Wood Products Australia (FWPA) has commissioned an Independent Performance Review. It will determine what the company is doing well and areas for improvement. As part of this process, direct feedback from stakeholders is now being sought. Source: Timberbiz Following a compe

The New Canterbury West Coast Wood Council is the eighth wood council to be established in New Zealand. It is a combination of forestry, transport, processing, regional councils, contractors, nurseries and Canterbury University School of Forestry. Source: Timberbiz Its 54 members curr

The Nationals Member for Eastern Victoria Melina Bath has unloaded on the Victorian Government on the anniversary of its native timber industry shutdown. Source: Timberbiz “So, what has happened in the last year, since that time?” Ms Bath said. “Well, the government has, as an art for

Big River Industries has announced its Forest Hill mill will be closing, cutting 50 jobs as they consolidate operations at their home base in Grafton, NSW. The closure is a sign of the times for local timber, with the plantations devastated by last summer’s fires. Source: Timberbiz “S

China has indefinitely suspended Victorian timber imports in the latest escalation of tensions between Australia and its biggest trading partner. Source: Timberbiz It follows China’s decision to block a shipment of Queensland timber sending exporters into limbo amid fears more e

I raise a matter for the Minister for Energy, Environment and Climate Change. The action I seek is that she immediately stop supporting the environmental activist group WOTCH, also known as Wildlife of the Central Highlands. Currently the minister supports WOTCH representatives sittin

So now China has placed an indefinite ban on imports of timber from Victoria. This is not surprising, and it would seem China has “legitimate” biosecurity reasons for imposing the ban. Source: Bruce Mitchell Chinese authorities claimed shipments were infected with the live bark beetle

As part of a commitment to ‘Deliver the Connected Forest’, Trimble Forestry has reworked its popular Land Resource Manager (LRM) software to make it accessible any place, on any device, with upgraded tools to access data and maps, query, edit, print, and export reports for both staff