Heyfield bought for $40m
21 September 2017
Taxpayers are forking out at least $40 million to buy the beleaguered Heyfield timber mill in Gippsland, with the existing management becoming a shareholder along with the Victorian Government. Source: ABC News The Government has finally signed a deal to buy the business, after Premie
Continue Reading →Tasmania’s pulpwood plantation get the chop for $60m
21 September 2017
A deal to sell Tasmania’s 29,000ha of pulpwood plantations for $60.7 million has been described as a strong outcome by the State Government — and a “fire sale” and “rip-off” by opponents. Sources: The Mercury, ABC News Questions have also been raised about the company, which Parliamen
Continue Reading →FWPA industry engagement moves forward
21 September 2017
Forest and Wood Products Australia (FWPA) has established a two-tiered structure for industry engagement and held a kick-off meeting in June. Source: Timberbiz Industry Advisory Groups (IAGs) – Five groups that align to FWPA’s outcome-driven programs and membership are open to all FWP
Continue Reading →Innovatek commercial building conference
21 September 2017
Wood panel factories, not on-site workers, is the only way to solve the housing supply crisis, says a Rotorua engineer who is organising a national wood technology conference later this month. Source: Timberbiz It’s Innovatek’s second annual conference in commercial wood buildin
Continue Reading →Free field day for boutique timbers
21 September 2017
Sawmill specialists, foresters and growers of boutique timbers will be gathering in south-east Queensland on 7 October to discuss farm forestry. Source: Timberbiz The field day at Bellthorpe, in the Sunshine Coast hinterland, will include sawmilling demonstrations. Mixed rainforest gr
Continue Reading →Insights and Outlook Conference
21 September 2017
Topics and speakers are in place for the 2nd Joint FWPA – DANA “Insights and Outlook Conference” which will be held on 5 October at the Sofitel Melbourne on Collins. Source: Timberbiz This year the event will be held in association with the Australian Timber Importers Federation (ATIF
Continue Reading →NZ and China sign MOU for timber and wood
13 September 2017
WPMA’s Chair and CEO, Brian Stanley and Jon Tanner, were in China recently to sign a Memorandum of Understanding with the equivalent body the China Timber and Wood Products Distribution Association (CTWPDA). Source: Timberbiz The signing between the two organisations took place
Continue Reading →Tokyo Olympics using suspect timber
13 September 2017
Organisers for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics have rejected allegations by 47 non governmental organisations that they had used companies with suspect logging track records, saying all material purchased was strictly regulated. Source: Reuters In an open letter to the International Olympic C
Continue Reading →Public voting is open for the Australian Timber Design Awards
13 September 2017
Participants, friends, family, and industry affiliates can vote in the Australian Timber Design Awards and show their support for the awards and designs. Source: Timberbiz This year friends, colleagues, family can vote for their preferred entry by loging in via: Facebook Twitter Googl
Continue Reading →NZ Institute of Forestry Foundation awards forestry students
13 September 2017
New Zealand forestry student Pauline Edge has won the Mary Sutherland scholarship at the New Zealand Institute of Forestry Foundation awards. Source: The New Zealand Herald The awards were held at the New Zealand Institute of Forestry conference dinner in Rotorua recently. The scholar
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