House price growth slows
15 December 2016
Housing price growth slowed in the September quarter as unit values in Melbourne and Brisbane hit the brakes, the latest Australian Bureau of Statistics figures showed. Source: Australian Financial Review In a weaker-than-expected performance, quarter-on-quarter growth in dwelling val
Continue Reading →Timber the next disrupter
15 December 2016
When we hear the word “disruption,” we tend to think of Apple’s iPhone destroying Kodak’s business model, Uber taking on the taxi industry or AirBnB reinventing the hotel game. But disruption is not just about technological change. Source: by Tony Arnel via Sourceable In fact, as the
Continue Reading →Ag drones big business in northern Australia
15 December 2016
The jobs are stacking up for a newly-established drone business in the far north of Western Australia. Source: ABC Rural From crop inspections, to filming promotional videos and even tree counting for one of the local forestry companies, Kununurra-based Ben Broadwith is keeping his ne
Continue Reading →New era for Tas forestry products
15 December 2016
A new export deal for southern Tasmanian forestry products from the Hobart waterfront will signal a new era for the industry, the State Government says. Source: The Mercury State-owned TasPorts and logistics firm Qube Ports have created an interim joint venture to enable the export of
Continue Reading →NZ mayor furious mill jobs scuppered
15 December 2016
New Zealand Far North Mayor John Carter is furious that hopes of a pulp and timber mill in Kaikohe – and 200 new jobs – have been killed. Source: Radio New Zealand The proposal for using cheap geothermal power was a cornerstone of the government’s Economic Action Pla
Continue Reading →$20m timber veneer plant
15 December 2016
A south-east South Australian mill will be transformed into a $20 million timber veneer plant by Sydney company Shield Formply, creating around 80 new jobs, Wattle Range Council has announced. Source: ABC News Pending council approval of the planning application, construction will beg
Continue Reading →Foolish Xmas thieves destroy rare spruces
08 December 2016
Five priceless Serbian Spruces have been dug up by thieves from a woodland reserve in Perth, Scotland to sell as Christmas trees, it is believed. Source: Telegraph UK The endangered Serbian Spruces were taken from Kinnoull Hill Woodland Park by thieves using garden forks. During the t
Continue Reading →FSC’s report ignored by FSC
08 December 2016
A scathing investigation report released by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) details systematic illegal timber sourcing by one of Europe’s largest timber processors, the Austrian firm Holzindustrie Schweighofer. Source: Business Wire FSC’s 110-page report, produced by a panel of e
Continue Reading →PNG wins human rights award to stop logging
08 December 2016
A Papua New Guinean villager’s six-year battle to stop logging around his home has won him an international human rights award and given him the chance to lobby the United States Government for help. Source: ABC Radio AustralIa Paul Pavol travelled to New York and Washington DC
Continue Reading →Trees and fungi a match made in soil
08 December 2016
Increased levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere look likely to benefit some plants more than others, Rangitikei farmer and forester Denis Hocking says. Sources: New Zealand Herald, Wanganui Chronicle In temperate climates like New Zealand’s, it’s looking as though for
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