Last week Timber Merchants Australia in conjunction with MGA Independent Retailers held an industry lunch in Melbourne for its joint membership along with industry stakeholders, suppliers to timber and parliamentary guests. Speakers at the lunch were Eileen Newbury (FWPA), Brien McDon

Exhibitors and sponsors were given a first-hand look over the AUSTimber 2020 site at Rosedale in Victoria’s Gippsland last week. AUSTimber’s Dionne Olsen welcomed the exhibitors, sponsors and service providers to the Gormandale HVP plantations. Source: Timberbiz Around 100 exhibitors

An Australian forest industries delegation to Japan accompanying the Assistant Minister for Forestry and Fisheries Senator Jonathan Duniam will build a stronger relationship and help expand the market for high-quality Australian forest products, Chief Executive Officer of the Australi

The annual TABMA awards evening was held at Doltone House in Sydney with attendance from around 280 guests including industry personnel representing the supply chain, wholesalers, resellers, manufacturers and suppliers. TABMA CEO David Little was on hand to present awards with MC Andr

The sustainability team behind Australia’s largest infrastructure project in recent years, the Sydney Metro Northwest project has won the coveted Richard Stanton Memorial Prize for Excellence in Sustainable Forest Management for 2019. Source: Timberbiz Announced during the Responsible

Bioenergies, including wood, biofuels and forest-based industries, should be recognised under the EU’s draft sustainable finance taxonomy, in line with the recently-updated renewable energy directive, an industry coalition has claimed. Source: Euractiv The EU’s draft taxonomy for gree

The Trump administration is seeking to lift federal protections on the Tongass National Forest in Alaska, paving the way for possible timber harvests and road construction in the largest national forest in the US. Source: NPR Last week, the US Forest Service, part of the Department of

The Malaysian Wood Expo 2019 which is from 19 to 21 November 2019 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia is jointly organised by the Malaysian Timber Council and Panels & Furniture Group of wood magazines, two powerhouses in Southeast Asia’s timber and woodworking sector. Currently, Malaysia’s

The University of Canterbury’s Head of the School of Forestry, Professor Bruce Manley, has won a Forestry Science Award for his dedication to, and leadership within, forestry research, and his innovative work on carbon forestry. Source: Timberbiz Professor Manley has led research grou