New VicForests Chair and Deputy Chair
15 December 2016
Minister for Agriculture and Regional Development, Jaala Pulford MP, announced the appointment of Michael Humphris as the new Chair and Therese Ryan as Deputy Chair of VicForests. Sources: Timberbiz, VAFI With more than 35 years’ experience in finance, auditing and consulting, VicFore
Continue Reading →Non-residential construction to bottom out in 2016/17
15 December 2016
This current financial year could be the last year in which the substantial falls in mining related construction work eclipse all other developments within the non-residential building and construction industry according to Australian Construction Insights. Source: Timberbiz Geordan M
Continue Reading →House price growth slows
15 December 2016
Housing price growth slowed in the September quarter as unit values in Melbourne and Brisbane hit the brakes, the latest Australian Bureau of Statistics figures showed. Source: Australian Financial Review In a weaker-than-expected performance, quarter-on-quarter growth in dwelling val
Continue Reading →Timber the next disrupter
15 December 2016
When we hear the word “disruption,” we tend to think of Apple’s iPhone destroying Kodak’s business model, Uber taking on the taxi industry or AirBnB reinventing the hotel game. But disruption is not just about technological change. Source: by Tony Arnel via Sourceable In fact, as the
Continue Reading →Ag drones big business in northern Australia
15 December 2016
The jobs are stacking up for a newly-established drone business in the far north of Western Australia. Source: ABC Rural From crop inspections, to filming promotional videos and even tree counting for one of the local forestry companies, Kununurra-based Ben Broadwith is keeping his ne
Continue Reading →New era for Tas forestry products
15 December 2016
A new export deal for southern Tasmanian forestry products from the Hobart waterfront will signal a new era for the industry, the State Government says. Source: The Mercury State-owned TasPorts and logistics firm Qube Ports have created an interim joint venture to enable the export of
Continue Reading →NZ mayor furious mill jobs scuppered
15 December 2016
New Zealand Far North Mayor John Carter is furious that hopes of a pulp and timber mill in Kaikohe – and 200 new jobs – have been killed. Source: Radio New Zealand The proposal for using cheap geothermal power was a cornerstone of the government’s Economic Action Pla
Continue Reading →$20m timber veneer plant
15 December 2016
A south-east South Australian mill will be transformed into a $20 million timber veneer plant by Sydney company Shield Formply, creating around 80 new jobs, Wattle Range Council has announced. Source: ABC News Pending council approval of the planning application, construction will beg
Continue Reading →Trees and fungi a match made in soil
08 December 2016
Increased levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere look likely to benefit some plants more than others, Rangitikei farmer and forester Denis Hocking says. Sources: New Zealand Herald, Wanganui Chronicle In temperate climates like New Zealand’s, it’s looking as though for
Continue Reading →Narangba Timbers supports FIAC
08 December 2016
Timber suppliers Narangba Timbers in Brisbane reveal how proposed changes in the forestry industry could affect all aspects of the timber industry. Source: Timberbiz In 2014, the Australian Government established a group of forestry and timber industry insiders called the Forest Indus
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