Scholarships of $1000 to $5000 are currently available to women working in the forestry and timber sector to help support their participation in a range of career building leadership development programs. Source: Timberbiz The initiative is providing junior through to executive women

The Gottestein Trust has released a new report by Gottstein Fellow Gavin Matthew who has recently completed a study tour to the USA and New Zealand and his  published report is titled: Genetic modification (GM) research and deployment in plantation forestry with lessons from Australia

Forty-nine Forestry Corporation of NSW firefighters honed their skills recently in a five-day training camp at Mt Seaview Resort near Wauchope in preparation for the fire season ahead. Source: Timberbiz Staff from the Mid North Coast, Hunter, Far North Coast, North Coast, Bathurst and

Timber Queensland has called on the next Queensland Government to provide a clear plan to unlock the growth potential of the timber industry and the many thousands of jobs and communities it supports in the regions. Source: Timberbiz “The timber and forest products industry generates

The Tasmanian forest industry’s new peak body has raised concerns that the Bob Brown Foundation’s legal action, if successful, will totally destroy forestry across all tenures (public and private land), including native forests and plantations, in the state. Source: Timberbiz “What we

Seventeen structures and nine product designs have been selected for the UK Wood Awards 2020 shortlist by this year’s independent panel of judges. The shortlist was announced to coincide with London Design Festival, 12-20 September. Source: Timberbiz The long-running Wood Awards

The Nordic forest industry is in dire need of labour, while the proportion of female forest workers is minimal. Women are a large untapped resource in Nordic forestry, according to Nordic Forest Research (SNS), which is now launching a report on gender equality in the Nordic forests.

Global pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca, the Global EverGreening Alliance and Greening Australia will plant 25 million trees across Australia, one of the largest-ever privately funded restoration projects in the country. The project will cover approximately 20,000 hectares of land,

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