The Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) has welcomed the call for project proposals from the National Institute for Forest Products Innovation (NIFPI) Mount Gambier hub, and ideas that could benefit the forest industries sector nationwide are encouraged to apply for grant fu

Every month, IndustryEdge publishes Wood Market Edge, Australia’s only forestry and wood products market and trade analysis, and supplies its customers with hundreds of unique data products, advisory and consulting services. 1. 25.8% – the proportion of Australia’s Softwood log export

Hyne Timber is partnering with WoodSolutions to supply both lightweight and massive timber elements for the construction of a unique, full-scale multi-storey timber construction model at Holmesglen Institute, Chadstone. Source: Timberbiz 
 Laurence Ritchie, WoodSolutions mid-rise advi

In June this year, the New South Wales (NSW) Government announced it would invest over four years $70+ million to support the forest industry in NSW. Source: Timberbiz
 The announcement included $4.6 million to support training and accreditation for forestry contractors.  This part of

The Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) congratulated AKD Softwoods on its acquisition of Carter Holt Harvey Timber Pty Ltd (CHHT) sawmilling assets in NSW. Source: Timberbiz CHHT sawmilling assets include a sawmill and timber treatment facility in Tumut, a 50% interest in t

Yesterday’s National Forestry Planting Day, an industry-led initiative to celebrate the environmental contribution of Australia’s renewable forest sector where over 70 million trees are planted each year, has been described as a perfect opportunity to highlight the sustainable p

VicForests has taken a stand against what it says are misleading “facts” being circulated over its Greater Glider research project. Source: VicForests, Timberbiz Following is VicForests’ response: A media story has been prominent in the last few days alleging VicFore

The Federal and State Governments must learn from the Greek fire tragedy before we experience another Black Saturday bushfire in Australia. That is the stark warning from the Institute of Foresters of Australia. Source: Timberbiz and IFA Bob Gordon, National President of the Institute