Improving natural disaster managements across all levels of government is expected to be one of the major focus points for the Royal Commission into the devastating bushfire confirmed by the Prime Minister Scott Morrison yesterday. Source: Timberbiz And the Australian Forest Products

So, there is to be a Royal Commission in the summer’s exhausting bushfire. That’s got to be a good thing, right? There is so much to be explored by the Royal Commission which, as the Prime Minister Scott Morrison promised in January, will be quick. Not a long-winded, strung-out junket

Waratah Forestry Equipment has released its new WaratahPlus mobile app, available as a free download on the App Store for Android and iOS platforms. The new app provides more accessibility to information for contractors and their equipment operators to set up and service their Waratah

Swedish forest owners reported 262,532 hectares for final felling in 2019. This was a decrease of 10% compared with 2018. In addition, they applied for permits for felling on 3022 hectares of mountainous forest and on 1461 hectares of valuable broad-leaved forest. Infestations of bark

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency and the UN Food and Agriculture Organization have agreed to cooperate on monitoring forests and mangroves, considered a sponge for greenhouse gases, around the world by using data from observation satellites amid deepening concerns over climate c

A new smartphone, tablet and web app that helps forestry contractors select the right hoses and fittings to repair and maintain hydraulic hoses in the bush, has been launched by BOA Hydraulics in New Zealand. Source: Timberbiz Brothers Simon and Greg Boakes, founders of BOA Hydraulics

The “Chadstone Link”, a stylish and weather-protected walkway, links the Chadstone shopping centre in Melbourne to a new office tower “Tower 1” and to the new MGallery of the Sofitel-Hotel Group. It comprises 31 individually formed timber glulam arches. Sources: Timberbiz, Timber Arch

Lightweight timber-framed construction is the cheapest way to build mid-rise buildings. A seminar held in Sydney in early March will explore the latest developments in timber framing that helps to achieve this. The seminar will be held on 4 March at the NSW Teacher Federation Conferen

A group of 14 secondary school students in the Limestone Coast region are taking their first steps toward a career in forestry thanks to a partnership between industry, the Department of Education and Child Development, Logging Industry Training Association (LITA) and the Forest Indus