In January 1995 the Keating government’s attempts to curtail logging in old growth forests ran into fierce opposition when timber trucks blockaded Parliament House, ringing the building for days. Source: The Guardian The government had established the regional forest policy in 1992, i

After 44 years with Hyne Timber, John McDonald, aka ‘Macca’ has signed off the last time. Source: Timberbiz Mr McDonald was also known to many on the Coast for ‘Maccas Pens’ at Cotton Tree Markets, his pen hobby will now take precedence as he retires at the age

TAFE NSW Tumut Campus will open doors to future students for TAFE NSW Enrolment Week, January 15 to 19. Source: Timberbiz Members of the Tumut community can access information sessions and campus tours designed to showcase state-of-the-art facilities and course offerings available. Th

The crew from 7MATE’s Going Bush recently joined VicForests, and a team of auditors, to learn how native timber harvesting operations are certified in Victoria. Source: Timberbiz. The story will air on 7MATE, Saturday 13 January 2018 at 10.30am and will then be available on the VicFor

Farming Together is offering foresters of Queensland and northern NSW a rare opportunity to see value-adding for cabinet timbers. Source: Timberbiz The Australian Government-backed program is helping growers in both states to harvest and prepare silver quandong billets for a peeling t

The University of Queensland’s School of Civil Engineering is pleased to announce the first in a series of Timber Design Continuing Professional Development courses for architects, engineers and design professionals. Source: Timberbiz The Principles of Timber Design: Continuing Profes

Christmas trees are a tradition shared by tens of millions of families, a holdover of old-fashioned holidays. But of course, there’s no such thing as a simple, low-tech Christmas tree, especially not today. Source: Motherboard For decades, scientists have been working closely with gro

Japanese imports of softwood timber and planed products from Europe rose again by 3.3% in the third quarter. Source: Euwid After increases of 3.7% in the first quarter and volumes on par with those of last year in the second quarter, the imports amounted to 722,551 m3 according to the