Bob Brown v anti-protest laws
04 May 2017
In a landmark case now before the High Court, former Australian Greens leader Bob Brown and fellow forestry protester Jessica Hoyt are arguing that Tasmania’s anti-protest laws unconstitutionally restrict freedom of speech. Sources: The Conversation, Renew Economy The two-day hearing,
Continue Reading →Remote sensing cut costs, increases speed in virtual reality
04 May 2017
New technological tools harnessing the power of remote sensing to make it quicker, easier and cheaper to measure forest inventory will soon be unveiled – and in future could potentially enable a virtual “walk through the forest”. Source: Timberbiz Researchers are set to brief estate m
Continue Reading →Renewed possibility of another leaky home crisis in NZ
04 May 2017
The Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment (MBIE) is secretly pushing to allow partially untreated framing timber back into the New Zealand Building Code. Source: Voxy The move risks reigniting the Leaky Home Crisis, estimated to have already affected up to 80,000 houses and c
Continue Reading →Big River makes solid ASX debut
04 May 2017
One of Australia’s oldest timber and building products companies has made a solid ASX debut after 14 months in the hands of private equity owners. Source: Yahoo 7 Finance Big River, which manufactures and distributes construction timber across Australia, was bought by Anacacia C
Continue Reading →Forestry Corp NSW refutes claims against logging
04 May 2017
Forestry Corporation NSW has issued a response in relation to controversy surrounding current and upcoming logging operations on the North Coast. Source: Coffs Coast Advocate The Corporation is undertaking an operation in Tarkeeth State Forest, and has proposed logging in Roses Creek
Continue Reading →Speciality timbers under the hammer in WA
04 May 2017
The Forest Products Commission (FPC) is expecting spirited bidding from wood enthusiasts and craftspeople when approximately 650 tonnes of assorted timber species, from the South West and Goldfields regions, are auctioned at the FPC Harvey Mill on Saturday, 6 May 2017. Source: Timber
Continue Reading →US homebuilder stocks fall after Trump tariffs
26 April 2017
Homebuilder stocks fell on concern new tariffs by the Trump administration on Canadian softwood lumber imports will raise costs. Source: CNBC News The iShares U.S. Home Construction ETF (ITB) fell about 1%. PulteGroup’s stock closed down almost 4%, and Toll Brothers shares ended the d
Continue Reading →Trump targets Canadian timber
26 April 2017
The Trump administration is taking retaliatory action against Canada over a decades-old trade dispute, moving to impose a 20% tariff on softwood timber that is typically used to build single-family homes, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said yesterday. Source: The Australian Mr Ross sa
Continue Reading →Legal challenge mounted to stop logging ash
26 April 2017
Logging of Victoria’s native ash forests would be banned under an unprecedented legal challenge. Source: The Weekly Times Green group Friends of Leadbeater’s Possum has called on Environment Minister Lily D’Ambrosio to “prohibit any activity damaging to critical habitat of the Leadbea
Continue Reading →Cooroora Woodworkers 28th show
26 April 2017
The Cooroora Woodworkers will be holding its 28th annual Wood and Craft Show on May 12 and 13. Source: Sunshine Coast Daily The show will be held in the Cooroora Woodworkers’ clubhouse and surrounding precinct at 8 Lowermill Rd, Cooroy. The organisers are confident that the 2017
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