Champion woodchopper Chris Owen can notch another award into his axe handle after he swept the votes for December’s Sportsperson of the Month Award. Source: The Daily Examiner In fine form at the Canterbury A&P Show in New Zealand, Mr Owen was crowned the 2016 Les Gilsenan M

New Zealand’s Immigration Minister has ordered an urgent report into specific purpose work visas. Source: Newshub It was revealed that four Indonesian welders at Napier Pine sawmill were receiving around NZ$3 an hour. The Opposition says the workers have been exploited. The men, who w

Almost 14 years on from the worst bushfires in the ACT’s history, pine clearing is under way in an effort to prevent such devastation ever happening again. Source: ABC News The inquiry into the 2003 fires found more should have been done to reduce fuel loads around Canberra, inc

Taranaki’s logging contractors are gearing up to harvest a bumper crop over the next few years as trees planted more than two decades ago begin to mature. Source: Stuff NZ Many of the plots around Taranaki were planted in the ‘90s, with most taking between 25 and 30 years before

Timber plantation operators in Victoria will face strict new rules aimed at stopping koalas from being killed or injured during harvest. Source: ABC News Increasing numbers of koalas have sought refuge in blue gum plantations around Portland, in the state’s south-west, as their

Organisations involved with securing a large-scale timber-processing plant in Ngawha, New Zealand say it isn’t off the cards despite reports. Source: Stuff NZ Top Energy chief executive Russell Shaw says everyone has missed the point following the release of a pre-feasibility re

Tim McBride, wildlife conservation expert, has recently joined VicForests as the new Biodiversity Conservation Research Manager. Source: Timberbiz Mr McBride has been working in the forestry industry for more than 22 years with a strong focus in forest ecology and wildlife conservatio

Since listing on the ASX in early December the share price of Midway (ASX: MWY) has mainly traded at a slight discount to its IPO price of $2.50. However, analysts at Morgans CIMB see value in the group and it has initiated coverage with an added recommendation and price target of $3.

VicForests has donated Ash and Acacia timber to the Eildon and District Woodworkers Guild/Alexandra Community Shed to support their local woodcraft activities. Source: Timberbiz The Eildon and District Woodworkers Guild are a community group in Alexandra that are part of the Australia