A Cooperative Research Centre for Developing Northern Australia (CRCNA) study has identified the Northern Australian forestry and forest products industry could potentially treble its production value to up to $300 million per annum and create 600 new jobs over the next five to 10 yea

The Australian Forest Products Association has called for an ambitious whole-of-landscape approach to bushfire mitigation and active land management, including mechanical fuel reduction alongside controlled burns to ensure we don’t see a repeat of the Black Summer fires. Source: Timbe

The NSW Government has pumped an extra $140 million into the forestry, horticulture and agriculture industries impacted by the bushfires as part of a new recovery fund. Bushfire recovery efforts are continuing throughout the Eden-Monaro and South Coast regions despite ongoing setbacks

New South Wales Deputy Premier John Barilaro has decided not to run for the federal seat of Eden-Monaro. This is despite polls suggesting he could have won. Source: Timberbiz Mr Barilaro said he was “at peace” with his decision, despite being buoyed by colleagues and commentators who

The New Zealand Government is joining forces with the forestry and wood-processing sector to help attract a diverse workforce of more than 5000 additional people in a post-COVID-19 world. The inaugural meeting of the Forestry and Wood Processing Workforce Council was held on Friday. S

Australasia’s newest fibre packaging and paper company was launched on 1 May 2020 after Nippon Paper Industries confirmed it had successfully completed its $1.72 billion acquisition of the Orora Fibre Businesses that have been combined with Australian Paper to form Opal. Source: Timbe

Today is International Workers’ Day but celebrations will be tempered by the downturn in the global economy with many jobs lost, at least temporarily. According to Kim Carstensen of FSC International it is good that countries are taking measures to save lives by imposing restrictions

North American softwood lumber prices have bounced from lows of two weeks ago. Whether they will remain there in the short term, or if restricted supply will drive another surge upward, remains to be seen. Sources: Timberbiz, Madison’s Lumber Reporter, Lesprom The upheavals of the pas

Forests and forest relevant policies in Europe face a wide array of challenges in a rapidly changing world. Issues such as Brexit, the new European Parliament and European Commission, and the recent European Green Deal proposal are certain to affect policymaking, as are the as-yet unk