Australasia's home for timber news and information

Hancock’s headwinds for Australasia’s timberland strategy

25 July 2019
The Australian forestry market remains attractive to international investors despite a few headwinds, according to Hancock’s Australasian chief, Bill McCallum, who also signalled that an integrated timberland/farmland investment strategy expanded the opportunities for investors. Sourc
Continue Reading →

PM’s commitment to forestry welcome but real work needs to be done

22 July 2019
The Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) has welcomed the Prime Minister’s commitment to make agriculture, fisheries and forestry a $100 billion industry in Australia by 2030. As it also welcomes the new House of Representatives Select Committee to examine rural and regional 
Continue Reading →

AFCA gets funding to improve heavy vehicle safety

22 July 2019
The Australian Forest Contractors Association (AFCA) has been allocated $140,000 to support its Professional Ownership and Driver Wellbeing program (PODW Program) through the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator’s (NHVR) 2019 Heavy Vehicle Safety Initiative, which is supported by the Fede
Continue Reading →

The 57th Australian Export Awards open to forestry

18 July 2019
Forestry exporters are invited to nominate for the awards to celebrate their contribution to Australia’s record exports and strongest ever trade surplus. This year there are 13 national awards categories including Agribusiness, Emerging Exporter, Sustainability, Manufacturing and Adva
Continue Reading →

FWPA RD&E projects to support industry

18 July 2019
FWPA has supported a range of RD&E projects, funded jointly by industry and the Australian Government, under its voluntary matched funding program. Voluntary matching has allowed FWPA to work with some of the best minds in the country on the development of technologies and initiat
Continue Reading →

Big River Group picks up Plytech and Decortech in Auckland

18 July 2019
Big River has started on its global expansion strategy to better serve its customers across the Tasman and grow its business in the plywood and specialty segments in New Zealand with the acquisition of Plytech, Auckland and Decortech in Penrose, Auckland. Source: Timberbiz “Plytech an
Continue Reading →

Feasibility study of Eden to Canberra rail

18 July 2019
A $1 million feasibility study is underway in New South Wales into the viability of a Canberra to Eden rail line – a project that could boost the state’s forestry industry. The study was announced late last year in Parliament by the Deputy Premier and Nationals leader, John Barilaro,
Continue Reading →

Industry groups call for urgent Australia-wide action on building regulation

16 July 2019
Building industry groups have signed a joint call for urgent Australia-wide action on building regulations. The letter, signed by the Property Council of Australia, the Insurance Council of Australia, Ai Group and the Australian Construction Industry Forum, says Australia’s fragmented
Continue Reading →

NZ could set fire to China’s log jam

16 July 2019
It is reported that New Zealand logs are piling up on Chinese wharves as cheap, sawn timber makes its way by train into the People’s Republic from Russia and Scandinavia. Five million tonnes of logs, mostly from New Zealand are sitting on wharves in China unsold. Source: Timberb
Continue Reading →

Queensland’s industry Big Day Out for the timber industry

16 July 2019
An industry Big Day Out to promote the critical aspects of the hardwood timber industry and its impacts on income and livelihood to a raft of families across rural southern Queensland has been planned for Maryborough in August. Source: Timberbiz The Queensland Hardwood Timber Industry
Continue Reading →

Archives

Subscribe to DTN

Click this link to subscribe. 

Copyright © 2022 Ryan Media Pty Ltd (Division of Provincial Press Group). All Rights Reserved.