The Nationals have opened nominations for the Eden-Monaro by-election despite expectations they would not pit the party against the Liberals. The by-election is to be held on July 4 following the resignation of Labor’s Mike Kelly due to health reasons. Source: Timberbiz Meanwhile, Beg

The Western Australian state government’s latest “foolhardy” experiment with outsourcing forest industry governance to activists has blown up in the face of Environment Minister Stephen Dawson. Source: Timberbiz That’s the view of the state’s peak timber industry body, the Forest Indu

Canfor will close its Isle Pierre sawmill located near Prince George, British Columbia, Canada. The closure will take effect in the third quarter of 2020 following a wind down of operations. The closure is a result of an insufficient supply of economically viable timber following the

Katerra’s cross-laminated timber (CLT) factory in Spokane Valley, Washington, US has received Chain of Custody (CoC) certification under three major certification programs: Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI), Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), and the Programme for the Endorsement o

John Deere’s H219 is a new harvester head built for large harvesters and tracked carriers for harvesting large trees. The two-wheel-drive H219 has two-gear feed motors. The feed force and speed are optimized according to the tree size. Grip of the felled trunk is tight, delimbing is e

The Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES) released its insights article: Stocktake of Fire in Australia’s forests, 2011 to 2016. Principal Forest Scientist Dr Steve Read, Acting Assistant Secretary of Biosecurity, Fisheries, Forestry and

Kangaroo Island Plantation Timber’s proposed $40 million seaport at Smith Bay has again raised the ire of a neighbouring abalone farm and the local council. Neighbouring abalone farm Yumbah Aquaculture has written to the local council highlighting a series of concerns over a harbour p

A Tasmanian Liberal Senator wants an activist foundation’s charity status revoked following a string of forestry protests which she says has cost the taxpayer. Liberal Senator Claire Chandler said the Bob Brown Foundation’s online funding page which seeks tax-deductible donations for

Fire-affected forests will soon be rejuvenated with new life as the NSW Government embarks on the largest replanting program in the state’s history, beginning with an injection of $46 million into Forestry Corporation. Deputy Premier and Minister responsible for Forestry John Barilaro