Wellington Shire Council will convene a meeting to further investigate the potential for a timber and forestry education precinct for Gippsland. Source: The Gippsland Times and Maffra Spectator
Several thousand hectares of farmland is up for grabs in Victoria, and similar land parcels have been on offer in South Australia and Western Australia in recent times. Source: ABC Online
Colin McCulloch chief executive officer of the Australian Forest Contractors Association (AFCA) said that he didn’t think he had seen the industry as busy but as under resourced. Source: Timberbiz
Koppers, a wholly owned subsidiary of Koppers Holdings, has signed an agreement to acquire the wood preservation and railroad services businesses of Osmose Holdings. Source: Timberbiz
The Chinese Forest Certification Scheme has been endorsed by Forest Certification (PEFC), which is globally recognised for its sustainability benchmarks and currently has the world’s largest area of forests under certification. Source: Timberbiz
The Federal Government has defended the time it is taking to distribute $100 million in federal funding attached to the forestry peace deal. Source: ABC