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Latest timber industry news, updated on Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

ForestWorks needs industry to help with developing careers for students

ForestWorks is looking for members of the industry to voluntarily contribute their expertise to a new project that will develop career pathways for students into a range of forestry roles. Source: Timberbiz Industry says that one of the biggest challenges for the future is the attract
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Timberlink goes Danish with machinery

Timberlink Australia has selected Danish based Kallesoe Machinery A/S as its manufacturing equipment supplier for the company’s planned Cross Laminated Timber (CLT) and Glue Laminated Timber (GLT) plant. Source: Timberbiz Working alongside Timberlink, Kallesoe will supply and commissi
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Timber Design Awards attracts more than 100 entries

The annual Timber Design Awards, which show off the latest structures and furniture using milled or engineered wood as the lead material, have always been a reliably interesting forum for checking out what’s going down or up in the latest application of one of nature’s loveliest mater
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Victoria emergency management confirms need for native timber industry

Victoria’s Inspector General for Emergency Management Tony Pearce has recognised the Victorian timber industry’s vital role in bushfire management in his Inquiry Into the 2019-20 Victorian Bushfire Season report. Source: Timberbiz And he has warned that the plan to shut down the indus
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SA government doubles investment in bushfire resilience

Hazard-reduction burns will increase dramatically as part of a plan that will also double the investment in bushfire resilience, the South Australian Government will announce today. An additional $48.9m will be announced, taking the government’s commitment to almost $100m. Source: The
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Opinion – Tim Johnston: The timbre of voices in local government

Next month, Victorians will go to the polls in local council elections. Like any election, the outcomes will be of great importance to our industry and the communities it supports. Across the state, support from local councils is of key importance for our industry. In the plantation s
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Friday analysis: the hazards of too many inquiries

The various reviews, inquires and commissions into the nation’s devastating 2019-2020 bushfires seem to be having some mixed, if not conflicting results. The South Australian Government is to be applauded for biting the bullet and committing $100 million to increase hazard reduction b
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Bee aware of what proposed conversions of WA native forestry could cost

The WA State Government has been warned potential future conversion of Western Australia’s native forest to reserve or national park, would cost the state millions through lost production. Source: Timberbiz Representatives from of the Forest Industries Federation of WA and the Bee Ind
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Can’t see the wood for the trees; get wooden sunglasses

With summer in Australia just around the corner, it’s time for those who spend a lot of time outdoors – perhaps in the forest – to consider eye protection as well as skin protection. Keeping forestry in mind, then maybe a pair of wooden framed sunglasses are the way to go. These ones
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