Victoria must develop a transition plan to help its timber industry move from native logging to plantation timber, a group of state MPs has recommended. Source: The Weekly Times The Inquiry into VicForests by a group of cross party MPs made seven recommendations to the State Governmen

Australia’s first engineered timber multi-storey office building, International House at Sydney’s Barangaroo, was announced as the winner of the Grand Prix Award at the Australian Timber Design Awards (ATDA) dinner, held in Melbourne. Source: Timberbiz Among the other winners were Geo

Long truck and trailer units loaded with perfectly straight radiata pine logs are rumbling along the highway between Hawera and New Plymouth. Logs are a growing business for the rate payer owned port and they’re rolling in and out in record numbers. Source: Stuff NZ That’s

Australian saw millers and wood manufacturers have invested an estimated $900 million over the last five years in efficiency and productivity initiatives, on the back of strong demand for timber fuelled by the booming housing market. Source: Timberbiz The investment comes despite unce

A Victorian forest industry task force created two years ago to advise the government hasn’t come up with anything, a parliamentary committee says. Source: The Australian The committee looking at the government-owned VicForests wants a ‘please explain’ about why the

Australia’s production of paper and paperboard rose more than 72,000 tonnes in 2.0% in the year-ended June 2017, latest analysis in the annual Pulp & Paper Strategic Review identifies. Source: Industry Edge Three of the four major production grades experienced growth across 

Legal action has forced state logging agency VicForests to suspend logging in the Kuark forest in far east Gippsland for at least a month. Source: ABC News The environment group Flora and Fauna Research Collective sought an injunction in the Supreme Court to prevent logging in the Pri

Mid-level managers will have a new opportunity to develop their leadership skills next year when FWPA launches a new regional leadership training pilot program designed to help create future industry leaders in collaboration with the Australian Rural Leadership Foundation. Source: Tim