VAFI dinner a premier pre-election event
08 May 2018
The Victorian Association of Forest Industries Annual Dinner will be held on 19 October at the RACV Club, Melbourne. Source: Timberbiz One of the premier events for the state’s forest and wood products industry and of particular significance with 2018 being a state election year, the
Continue Reading →Housing growth continues and Victoria leads the way
08 May 2018
Australia’s housing approvals surged in March, rising 9.2% compared with February, totalling 19,452 separate approvals. While the monthly data was positive, the big stories are that free-standing house approvals are still growing and Victoria’s approvals remain at record levels. Sourc
Continue Reading →Victoria allocates $36 million to modernise RFAs
02 May 2018
About $36 million will be spent on modernising the regional forest agreements in Victoria under the Andrews Government’s 2018-19 state budget released this week. From Philip Hopkins for Timberbiz Treasurer Tim Pallas said the Government recognised that the forestry industry was import
Continue Reading →Top 5: Market Points from IndustryEdge
02 May 2018
513,811 bdmt – projected woodchip exports from Australia in April 2018, measured in bone dry metric tonnes, based on IndustryEdge’s unique vessel tracking and analysis -$23.03/m3 – the February 2018 discount for softwood log exports that were <15 cm diameter. Their exports averaged
Continue Reading →VAFI offers members more than just advocacy
01 May 2018
The Victorian Association of Forest Industries Inc. (VAFI) is a peak body for the timber and forest industry in Victoria. Source: Timberbiz For more than 130 years, the association has served the Victorian industry, advocating to Government and key stakeholders on behalf of its member
Continue Reading →Special theme for a special conference
01 May 2018
The National Timber Councils Association (NTCA) will be holding its annual conference in Melbourne on 9-10 August under the theme Timber – A National Asset. Source: Timberbiz Expected attendees will include local government CEOs, councillors, infrastructure managers, planners, e
Continue Reading →Big jump in MDF imports raises strategic questions
01 May 2018
Imports of MDF leaped 41% over the year-ended February, totalling more than 131,000m3. The rise in imports of MDF, along with higher imports of all other panel products raises important strategic questions for the domestic industry, according to trade and market consultants IndustryEd
Continue Reading →Australian Paper rail line attracts investment by other industries
26 April 2018
A Morwell precinct expected to attract significant industrial investment will have basic infrastructure installed and will be connected to the Port of Melbourne by rail. Source: RISI Technology Channels State Regional Development Minister Jaala Pulford was in Morwell to announce the i
Continue Reading →Top 5: Market Points from IndustryEdge
26 April 2018
60,400 – the number of 4+ Storey apartments approved for construction in Australia over the year to the end of February was down 15.0% on the previous year 609,774 – estimated bone dried metric tonnes of woodchip exports for March 2018, based on IndustryEdge’s unique vessel tracking a
Continue Reading →Concerted push for contract extensions
26 April 2018
The Victorian Association of Forest Industries (VAFI), has thrown its support behind its members’ drive to extend their contracts with VicForests, the state government’s commercial forestry arm. From Philip Hopkins for Timberbiz Tim Johnston, the chief executive of VAFI said processor
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