Wooden portraits
20 April 2017
A piece of wood, a chisel, a hacksaw blade and a few hours of time are enough for Vallivireddy Srinivasa Rao to carve out a wooden marvel. Source: The Hindu Times The self-taught artist is adept at making wooden portraits and created over 1000 masterpieces in the past two decades. His
Continue Reading →Truckies turn on Heyfield closure
20 April 2017
This month, more than 40 logging trucks and their drivers rallied alongside the CFMEU in a fight for the survival of the Heyfield Mill in Victoria. A strong visual reminder of the role trucking plays in any industry, it’s clear the potential closure of the Heyfield Mill in a tow
Continue Reading →Our oldest trees
20 April 2017
They say that trees live for thousands of years. Like many things that “they” say, there is a germ of truth in the saying (even though it is mostly false). Sources: The Conversation, ABC News The vast majority of trees that burst forth from seeds dropped on the Australian
Continue Reading →NZIER report says low levels of new plantings needs review
20 April 2017
New Zealand needs more trees. An increase in plantation forestry is the best and most immediate answer to reducing the country’s greenhouse gas emissions, NZ Forest Owners’ Association chief executive officer David Rhodes said in Whangarei. Sources: The New Zealand Herald,
Continue Reading →Abolishing 457 visa program
20 April 2017
Businesses fear abolishing the 457 visa program will make it harder to bring in some types of workers they say are as “rare as hen’s teeth” in WA. Source: The West While unions complained the changes did not go far enough, the business community was apprehensive about axing a program
Continue Reading →Tas sawmillers also oppose forestry bill
20 April 2017
The Tasmanian Sawmillers Association has added its name to a list of those opposed to the State Government’s plans to open 356,000 hectares of wilderness to logging. Source: The Mercury Association director Robert Torenius briefed the Legislative Council before MLCs were due to begin
Continue Reading →Gas crisis hits forestry
20 April 2017
Gas contract swaps must be facilitated and implemented urgently to prevent the national gas crisis from causing widespread collapses across manufacturing. Source: Timberbiz Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) CEO Mr Ross Hampton called on the Federal government to fully expl
Continue Reading →SA survey to highlight road transport issues
20 April 2017
Primary producers across South Australia are encouraged to take part in a survey to highlight road transport issues as part of the second stage of the 90-day Change@SA Transport Project. Source: Port Lincoln Times The project is a collaboration between Primary Producers SA, Primary In
Continue Reading →No longer a paper tiger
20 April 2017
The decision by Assistant Minister for Industry, Innovation and Science Craig Laundy to accept the Anti-Dumping Commission’s findings that companies in China, Indonesia, Brazil and Thailand exported dumped A4 copy paper into Australia is big win for fair trade and an important step to
Continue Reading →Shake Rattle & Roll for timber building
20 April 2017
Dr Minghao Li, of the University of Canterbury, has built a replica of a four-storey building out of cheap materials and shaken it to see what happens. Source: Stuff NZ University of Canterbury structural timber engineer Dr Minghao Li wants to find cheaper ways to build earthquake-res
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