The winning entry in an essay contest which was held in collaboration with HQ Plantations, FWPA, and Responsible Wood asked young minds how the domestic wood fibre supply basket might be filled, has presented a proposal for better utilisation of Crown land to help increase the resourc

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More than 40 state parliamentarians joined more than 100 industry stakeholders to launch the Queensland Parliamentary Friends of the Forest and Timber Industry Network at Parliament House in Brisbane. Timber Queensland’s Chair James Hyne said this landmark event provided industry an o

According to Assistant Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources, Senator Richard Colbeck the outlook for the forest, seafood and horticulture sectors is bright despite clear risks, with continued growth in Australia and overseas providing new markets and opportunities. That was th

China’s forestry authority has made a plan to boost the domestic forestry industry and increase its forest resources to the world’s average by 2050. The plan unveiled by Zhang Jianlong, chief of State Forestry Administration, at a conference, is the latest move taken by go

Finnish forestry giant, Metsa Group, has renewed its strategic sustainability objectives, aiming to increase its environmental performance by 30% in the next decade. A key factor will be increasing the amount of carbon stored in forests and forests products by 2030. Source: Philip Hop

The US sawn lumber market is in a process of change that has implications for the global lumber market and could impact supply into countries like Australia, according to latest analysis by Forest2Market. Although the US housing market is softening, the impact of extensive tariffs on

LINX Cargo Care Group has created a Virtual Reality safety training platform in collaboration with Curiious and Samsung Electronics Australia, this is the first of its kind in Australia’s supply chain and logistics industry. Source: Timberbiz The Gear VR training platform was designed

The Orange Mountain Bike Club joined forces with Forestry Corporation of NSW and other volunteers for a Clean Up Australia Day event in Kinross State Forest. Forestry Corporation of NSW’s Community Programs Coordinator Nikki Bennetts said the event was a success and thanked the volunt