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

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

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

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

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

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

Printer and printing solutions company HP has pledged to plant one million trees by the end of 2020 through a partnership with the Arbor Day Foundation that supports World Economic Forum’s and American Forests’ initiative that serves as a global movement to conserve, restore and grow

In Austria a timber construction is currently being built with a massive 650m2 cross laminated timber panel, which is a world record. TS3 technology makes it possible, this is a development by Timbatec together with the ETH Zurich and the Bern University of Applied Sciences. Source: T

Now in its 23rd year Timber Offsite Construction 2021 organised by Frame Australia will be a global hybrid format combining ‘in person’ and ‘live streaming’ for speakers and delegates to provide a new and unrivalled experience for all event attendees. Source: Timberbiz Sessions will c