AUSTimber is held every four years and is the largest forest industry event in the southern hemisphere. AUSTimber2020 is to be held in Gippsland, Victoria, as it was in 2016 and AUSTimber Events Pty Ltd is responsible for running the event and is a company owned by the Australian Fore

Australian Forestry Standard Ltd has changed its name to Responsible Wood. Source: Timberbiz The change, announced in Hobart on 21 November, reflects the company’s commitment to implementing a clear consumer-focused strategy about the sustainability of certified Australian wood produc

Fiji’s Minister for Economy and Climate Change says all countries need to prioritise forest protection and rehabilitation as well as financing of forest ecosystems. Source: Radio New Zealand Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum was speaking at the COP23 Climate Conference in Bonn, Germany. Mr Sa

The Global Engineered Wood Panel Market Research Report 2017-2022 provides a unique tool for evaluating the market, highlighting opportunities, and supporting strategic and tactical decision-making. Source: Technopow This report recognizes that in this rapidly-evolving and competitive

The NSW Environment Protection Authority is continuing its investigation into alleged illegal state forest logging in Tantawangalo. Souce: Bega District News EPA officers inspected logged areas of Tantawangalo State Forest, assessing rocky outcrops and cliff landscape features investi

The Australian building and construction industry uses a wide range of timber products manufactured in Australia as well as imported. Sometimes confusion may due to differing overseas product marking/labelling requirements; a potential for such confusion is the marking/labelling of st

More than 585 million hectares, or 76%, of Australia’s land use mapping information has been updated for the Catchment scale land use of Australia – Update September 2017. Source: Timberbiz ABARES Executive Director, Steve Hatfield-Dodds, said the updated data is the best available fo

FWPA announced the appointment of Jodie Mason to the position of Forest Research Manager. Source: Timberbiz Ms Mason is a leader in forestry with more than 20 years’ professional experience in the native forest and plantation management sectors across Australia. With post-graduate bus