ASH will go to Tasmania
14 June 2017
ASH will axe 250 jobs and move to Tasmania after the owners say the Victorian government failed to make a “genuine offer” to keep its production on the mainland. Source: AAP Australian Sustainable Hardwoods’ Heyfield Mill will close in August, ahead of its original S
Continue Reading →CHH workers vote down pay deal
14 June 2017
Carter Holt Harvey’s timber mill at Myrtleford remains in limbo after workers voted down a new pay deal on Friday. Source: The Border Mail A total 97 workers voted no to the new enterprise agreement while 86 voted yes in the secret ballot over two days. Construction Forestry Mining an
Continue Reading →Power to the grid from SA timber waste
14 June 2017
Processed plantation timber waste could provide a new source of baseload electricity in South Australia when renewable energy rules are overhauled, in the wake of today’s release of the Finkel report. Source: Adelaide Now Queensland-based company Altus Renewables is planning to build
Continue Reading →Plant trees now don’t wait for climate report
14 June 2017
Forest owners in New Zealand want the government to get extra forest planting underway, rather than waiting for a report on climate change to be presented next year. Source: New Zealand Herald Minister for Climate Change Paula Bennett has announced that the Productivity Commission wil
Continue Reading →Forest Harvesting Optimisation Project Update
14 June 2017
A project is underway to review and update units of competency from the FWP Forest and Wood Products Training Package, in line with current forest harvesting optimisation technology and the impact on utilisation processes. Source: Timberbiz Draft units of competency and skill sets are
Continue Reading →Tarkine talks for future of forestry
14 June 2017
Tasmania’s Tarkine region is heralded by land rights activists for its high environmental and cultural value, however, the area also holds value to industries with the power to make or break the state government’s bottom line. Source: The Advocate Government Business Enterprise Forest
Continue Reading →Finkel review – an opportunity for wood waste energy
14 June 2017
The Finkel Report’s recommendation of a Clean Energy Target (CET) creates an opportunity for Australia to embrace renewable energy from wood waste as part of our clean energy mix, with the potential to provide baseload electricity and help meet Australia’s emissions reduction target,
Continue Reading →Canadians going 19 storey hybrid timber
08 June 2017
Canadian developer PortLiving is set to build a 19-storey mixed-use residential project that will be Vancouver’s tallest hybrid timber tower. Source: The Fifth Estate The Terrace House project has been designed by Shigeru Ban Architects, the first Canadian project for the Pritzker Pri
Continue Reading →Auspine forestry assets litigation
08 June 2017
The South Australian division of Australian Executor Trustees is being sued for $55 million over claims it mismanaged a forestry investment scheme. Source: The Advertiser Australian Executor Trustees (SA) is facing a $55 million lawsuit over management of Auspine forestry assets Litig
Continue Reading →Mediator appointed over unfair contracts legal dispute
08 June 2017
A mediator has been appointed to avoid a bitter legal dispute over alleged unfair contracts in the regional timber industry. Source: ABC Rural News Timber processor Hurford’s Hardwood employs more than 260 staff, including 100 on the north coast of New South Wales. Hurford direc
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