Bob Newman, forester, consultant, past chairman and vice president of CFA, passed away on 11 August 2020, aged 91. Source: Friday Offcuts Regarded as a leader in the development of private forestry in Australia, Bob Newman’s 60-year career as a forester was characterised by work in ma

The Australian Forest Products Association has commended the NSW Government for fast-tracking the replanting of the state’s softwood plantation areas, which were destroyed during the Black Summer Bushfires. Source: Timberbiz Softwood plantations in NSW suffered massive damage during t

The Victorian Government has unveiled a new blueprint for the state’s fire-affected regions and more than $110 million for local projects that create jobs and help communities recover from the summer’s devastating bushfires. Source: Timberbiz The Bushfire Recovery Victoria’s Eastern V

Forestry workers in Northern Victoria have sent an open letter to the Federal Government pleading for around $65 million in bush recovery support to be delivered urgently. Sources: Timberbiz, Myrtleford Times, Wangaratta Chronicle. The money was promised by the Federal Government as p

Most – if not all – workplaces in Australia and New Zealand have been told that those embracing inclusion, diversity and acceptance have more resilience, and increase their operational performance. Of course, it is one thing to say that this reasoning is widely accepted, but where is

The Federal and State governments, understandably, have a lot on their minds. Apart from running the country – a big enough job by any measure – they have had to handle a pandemic and in New South Wales’ and Victoria’s case the recovery from the bushfires. Source: Bruce Mitchell To th

As many will remember Cowabunga was the catch cry of the Mutant Ninja Turtles but in this instance, it can be applied to an architecturally designed cow shed which has been designed by studio La Shed Architecture for a farm in Montérégie, Québec, Canada. Sources: Dezeen, Timberbiz The

According to a quarterly survey conducted by the Studies office of Acimall – the Confindustria member association of wood-furniture technology companies – the April to June 2020 term brought no surprising news. The drop in orders of the Italian woodworking machinery and tools is stron

The UK Government has announced plans to introduce a new law to mitigate illegal deforestation and protect rainforests, through stronger due diligence measures and cleaning up UK supply chains. Sources: Timberbiz, TTF UK The legislation, if accepted after the six-week trial, will proh