Timber Communities Australia loses Helen Murray
15 November 2017
Timber Communities Australia has announced the resignation of Helen Murray, who has been the national coordinator and its key representative for almost four years. Source: Timberbiz Since joining in 2014 Ms Murray has been a dedicated and proactive representative for TCA’s members fro
Continue Reading →Ricky Muir on the Green
15 November 2017
The words “native timber industry” should not be words frowned upon, yet with relentless misinformation campaigns, outright lies and targeting of voters in the inner city, it seems they are according to Ricky Muir. Source: The Weekly Times Writing for The Weekly Times Mr Muir said: Th
Continue Reading →Lendlease and Tzannes team up again for second timber office
15 November 2017
Developer Lendlease has unveiled the design of a second engineered timber building at Barangaroo South designed by Tzannes. Sources: Architectureau, The Sydney Morning Herald The building is proposed as a “sister” to International House Sydney, also designed by Tzannes, which was comp
Continue Reading →Australia may water down illegal timber
08 November 2017
A 2017 study by the Global Financial Integrity ranked illegal logging as the third largest global crime in value, after counterfeiting and drug trafficking. Source: The Conversation Australia imports roughly $8.1 billion worth of timber products a year, and according to estimates from
Continue Reading →Kangaroo Island releases freight routes
08 November 2017
Kangaroo Island Plantation Timbers has welcomed the release of its Road Freight Options assessment paper, prepared by Osman Solutions, as the company moves towards mobilising the timber industry on Kangaroo Island. Source: Timberbiz KIPT worked with the Kangaroo Island Council to deve
Continue Reading →Hyne Timber top winner as best business
08 November 2017
Hyne Timber collected the top prize as the Fraser Coast’s best business at the 2017 Business and Tourism Awards last night in front of about 330 people during a gala presentation dinner at the Beach House Hotel in Hervey Bay. Source: Fraser Coast Chronicle The six-generation fam
Continue Reading →Death knell for Bell Bay
08 November 2017
The Bell Bay pulp mill is dead, after a decade of controversy which divided Tasmania. Source: The Mercury Permits for the controversial mill have been handed back by Gunns Ltd receivers Korda Mentha, State Parliament has heard. The $2.3 billion project, which dominated Tasmanian polit
Continue Reading →FWPA’s interest groups are engaging
08 November 2017
Members and other stakeholders have embraced FWPA’s recently established Interest Groups industry engagement structure, with over 480 people becoming involved and 33 groups formed to date, exploring topics as diverse as bioenergy, bushfire tools and building standards. Source: Timberb
Continue Reading →Kiwis beat Aussies at Timbersports
08 November 2017
The STIHL TIMBERSPORTS world championship is over: On November 3 in the Håkons Hall in Lillehammer, New Zealand won the team world championship ahead of Poland and Australia. Source: Business Insider On Saturday, New Zealand’s Jason Wynyard successfully defended his title in the
Continue Reading →Tahune Airwalk sold for less than $1m
08 November 2017
One of Tasmania’s leading tourism businesses, which cost taxpayers $4 million to set up, has been offloaded for less than $1 million. The Mercury The Tahune Airwalk was among several asset sales that earned Forestry Tasmania $822,000, the government enterprise’s annual report reveals.
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