New Zealand’s Forestry Minister, Hon Shane Jones will address an Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) meeting in Canberra on 7 November. Source: Timberbiz “This is a coup for Australia’s forest industries,” AFPA CEO Mr Ross Hampton said. “We have secured Minister Jones’ agree

With more than NZ$3 billion worth of exports annually, forestry is New Zealand’s third largest industry. In fact, it is one of only a few industries in which New Zealand has a unique competitive advantage as it grows softwood trees quicker and more efficiently than any other country i

VicForests has released the results of its May 2018 Australian Forestry Standard (AFS) Surveillance Audit report for Responsible Wood certification. The audit endorsed VicForests’ strong management practices and found the organisation conformed across all AFS indicators. Source: Timbe

Private Forests Tasmania’s Annual Report was tabled in Parliament. The report highlights the continuing strong role of the private forestry sector within Tasmania’s forest industry, with record private forest harvest levels being achieved this year. Source: Timberbiz The total log sup

The Board of Kangaroo Island Plantation Timbers (KIPT) has planned a transition to a governance and management structure better suited to an operating timber export business. Source: Timberbiz As the development phase of the company’s growth approaches its conclusion and the productio

The fourth International Congress on Planted Forests (ICPF) will be held in Beijing this week, the first time for the conference to be held in Asia. Source: Xinhua The ICPF is an international academic conference organized by the International Union of Forest Research Organizations wi

CCG’s recently completed Ellerslie Road development won the Best Social Housing category at the 2018 Structural Timber Awards in the UK. Source: Timberbiz The seven storey building is built entirely from PEFCTM certifield CLT by Stora Enso and is Scotland’s tallest timber buildi

The 2018 Individual World Champion of the Stihl Timbersports Series has been crowned: Australian Laurence O’Toole conquered the world of logger sports for the first time. In a world-class competition in the Echo Arena in Liverpool, the 36-year-old dethroned defending champion Ja

An audience of nearly 800 people witnessed CBD Contracting Group Pty Ltd receive the award for Master Builder of the Year. Source: Timberbiz CBD’s winning project, a robust, geometric home in Brighton, stands in high contrast to many of the traditionally-styled houses that surround it