It’s fair to say that everyone agrees there is a lot of work to be done for Australia to come out of the CoVid-19 fog economically as well off as possible. Well, almost everyone. But more on that later. Source: Bruce Mitchell So, it’s great to see Allied Natural Wood Exports (AWNE) ha

Kubota has come to the rescue of parents tearing their hair out with kids at home by restocking Kubota ride-on toys. There are seven different models with prices starting at $97. Source: Timberbiz The range includes an excavator, several pedal tractor versions with trailers, a pedal t

Responsible Wood, the National Governing Body for PEFC in Australia, has published the following statement from PEFC International. To support certified entities and certification bodies during the effects of COVID-19 worldwide, PEFC has produced guidance regarding auditing (chain of

The UK’s timber supply chain is gearing up for business according to a Confederation of Timber Industries (CTI) survey, with almost all businesses to reopen in May. The third of businesses which never closed, as shown in the survey, are set to be rejoined by the rest of the respondent

Opal (nee Australian Paper) has won a gold award for Sustainable Packaging Design of the Year – Product Protection at the 2020 Australasian Packaging Innovation & Design (PIDA) Awards. Source: Timberbiz The award was presented for Opal’s Moulded Paper Insert; a renewable alternati

Frontline food and health workers who have heroically cared for all of us during the COVID-19 pandemic are being lauded by the Australian Forest Products Association in a new digital campaign. Source: Timberbiz “These frontline workers are truly heroes. Whilst many of us have been qua

The three directors of an Invercargill City Council-owned forestry company which is being sold have effectively been forced to resign during the Covid-19 pandemic and two of them are unimpressed. Source: Stuff NZ Invercargill City Forests Limited chairman Mel Montgomery said she and f

The Forest Industry Engineering Association announced that its biennial forest safety conference will be going ahead in June – in a digital format. The new way of learning will include online chat rooms to allow for networking. Source: Timberbiz “While lockdown conditions have forced

Gippsland is set to share in more than $650 million of additional bushfire recovery funding as part of a Federal Government package announced by local MP Darren Chester. Source: Timberbiz Mr Chester said the bushfires had impacted communities in East Gippsland and Wellington Shire wou