Timber connections
02 November 2016
WoodSolutions is presenting a Timber Connector Options and Connection Design Seminar on Wednesday 16 November 2016 at Chatswood, New South Wales. Source: Timberbiz This workshop is intended for the structural engineers, builders and architects looking for an opportunity to learn about
Continue Reading →More pine for more paper
02 November 2016
Australia’s paper industry is seeing more than a 12% hike in demand for Australian produced packaging paper, and pine plantations need to expand as a result. Source: ABC Rural That is according to Industry Edge, a market and trade consulting firm who conducts a strategic review
Continue Reading →BHP enters forestry with bond
02 November 2016
BHP Billiton will underwrite cash repayments on what the International Finance Corporation is calling a world-first $US152 ($198m) million bond that will help limit deforestation while providing competitive returns. Source: The Australian The unique feature of the IFC Forests Bond is
Continue Reading →VicForests seeks community consultation on changes to its TRP
02 November 2016
VicForests is seeking comment from local community members on proposed changes to the Timber Release Plan (TRP). Source: Timberbiz VicForests Acting CEO, Nathan Trushell, said any amendment to the Timber Release Plan would not change the overall level of harvesting. “The changes will
Continue Reading →Your feedback – survey on the performance of FWPA
27 October 2016
GHD Pty Ltd is completing the performance review of Forest and Wood Products Australia (FWPA) and as part of the review is seeking feedback via a confidential on-line survey. Source: Timberbiz This survey provides an opportunity for you to reflect on FWPA’s performance and highlight a
Continue Reading →Kangaroo Island timber deal
27 October 2016
Kangaroo Island Plantation Timbers (KIPT) has signed a $55 million deal to buy the entire Forestry Investment Trust (FIT) estate managed by New Forests Asset Management on Kangaroo Island. Source: The Islander The purchase includes all of the plantation land, standing timber and the B
Continue Reading →Burnie to have international shipping link
27 October 2016
Tasmania could have a direct international shipping link by the end of next year. Source: The Mercury A proposal to establish an international container terminal at the Port of Burnie is progressing, with Australia’s biggest stevedore pledging $20 million to start a staged $75 million
Continue Reading →Landowner to build roads for Marlborough forestry
27 October 2016
A landowner intending to harvest more than 100-hectares of Marlborough Sounds pine forest in New Zealand has agreed to build his own roads to transport logs following safety concerns. Source: The Marlborough Express Forestry company PF Olsen Ltd has applied for resource consent to all
Continue Reading →Former ForestrySA chief faces jail
27 October 2016
A senior SA State Government bureaucrat who oversaw South Australia’s forestry is facing jail or thousands of dollars in fines after admitting to being dishonest in his job. Source: The Advertiser Former ForestrySA chief executive officer Adrian Hatch, 57, was due to face a District C
Continue Reading →Sawmills future in doubt in Tasmania
27 October 2016
Sawmills could become unviable if Forestry Tasmania implements significant price increases for sawlogs, an industry group says. Source: ABC News The state-owned business posted a $67 million loss and the Government announced a major restructure, which would include cutting 35 jobs and
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