Australasia's home for timber news and information

Show of support for native forestry in Maryborough

15 August 2019
Maryborough in Queensland will show its support for the native forestry industry this Sunday with its Hardwood is Good event to be held at the Granville Soccer Club in Banana Street. The event will be attended by a number of state politicians and senior industry officials. The industr
Continue Reading →

New NSW building commissioner to speak at prefabAus

15 August 2019
David Chandler OAM, the newly appointed NSW Building Commissioner who starts his new role today, will be one of the leading speakers at the prefabAUS 2019 conference which is on at the International Convention Centre in Sydney from 10-11 September. Source: Timberbiz Mr Chandler is wel
Continue Reading →

Gene editing to combat wilding pines

15 August 2019
A forest industry leader is calling for serious public debate on the advantages of using gene editing to combat wilding pines and in the broader context of fighting climate change through carbon sequestration. Source: Timberbiz New Zealand Forest Owners Association president Peter Wei
Continue Reading →

KIPT’s Smith Bay port a high priority for SA Freight Council

15 August 2019
A timber export port for Kangaroo Island has been listed as a “high priority” for the State by Peak industry body SA Freight Council. Smith Bay already has a secure cargo – $60m annually in timber. Source:  Timberbiz In its Moving Freight 2019 report, submitted to Infrastructure SA, t
Continue Reading →

WA joins Tasmania and adopts Wood Encouragement Policy

15 August 2019
Western Australia has joined Tasmania to become the second state government to adopt a state-wide Wood Encouragement Policy (WEP). A WEP requires responsibly sourced wood be considered, where feasible, as the primary construction material in all new-build and refurbishment projects. S
Continue Reading →

UK powers up with renewables

13 August 2019
According to a new report released by the UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), renewable sources of energy fuelled a record 33% of the UK’s electricity generation in 2018, which was up 3.8% from the previous year. Sources: Timberbiz, Forest2Market Total r
Continue Reading →

PNG launches new National Forest Stewardship Standard

13 August 2019
Papua New Guinea has launched version 2.0 of the National Forest Stewardship Standard. This version of the standard has been developed by a chamber-balanced technical committee, consisting of 12 national experts, and by using a multi-stakeholder process, including two rounds of public
Continue Reading →

High spec high performance wooden electric motorcycle

13 August 2019
Newron Motors plans to produce a high-end and high-performance wooden electric motorcycle that looks very ‘space age’ with a cylindrical battery at its heart. It is not the first e-bike but it is certainly one of the most aggressive designs and perhaps the only one made of wood. Sourc
Continue Reading →

Be prepared for a tough bushfire season ahead

13 August 2019
It may be chilly at the moment but Australians are being urged to work with their community, neighbours and friends to prepare for another tough bushfire season. Minister for Natural Disaster and Emergency Management David Littleproud said all parts of Australia were vulnerable becaus
Continue Reading →

Scion’s new timber innovation hub on the rise

13 August 2019
Scion’s new innovation hub in New Zealand is taking shape with the three-storey building rising up as the massive timber components, assembled into diagonal grids, are secured in place. Source: Timberbiz Ready-to-assemble diagrid components arrived on site 26 July 2019. A specialist t
Continue Reading →

Archives

Subscribe to DTN

Click this link to subscribe. 

Copyright © 2022 Ryan Media Pty Ltd (Division of Provincial Press Group). All Rights Reserved.