Every dry season from June through to October, the illegal slash-and-burn techniques used in palm oil and pulp plantations in Indonesia and Malaysia envelope the region in toxic smog. Source: Euromoney The haze has been a life-threatening constant of the region for years. In 1997, Sin

In a fitting testimony to its purpose, Macquarie University’s new innovation hub was mostly pre-fabricated offsite, and the entire onsite build and fitout completed in five months. Source: The Fifth Estate The hub was designed by Architectus and constructed primarily of timber, includ

Rio Tinto has reached out to the 21 workers from Nannup Timber Processing – who recently lost their jobs – in a bid to offer them fly-in-fly-out positions at one of their Pilbara sites. Source: The Collie Mail An information session for the workers was held by Rio Tinto at the N

A visiting Canadian building expert is urging New Zealand to make better use of its natural timber to construct more high-rise buildings using wood. Source: Radio NZ Karla Fraser, a senior project manager at Urban One Builders in Vancouver, is in New Zealand for a conference in Rotoru

Pango Forestry’s founder, Zane Cleaver says that forest management is an investment in the future. Source: Timberbiz, Scoop NZ Of late, there has been an increasing need for services related to Pango forestry management as more and more owners want to maximize wealth through a forest

Pressure is mounting on the Victorian Government to declare where it stands on a proposal to develop the Great Forest National Park, east of Melbourne. Source: The Weekly Times The proposal for 355,000 hectares of protected forests across the Eastern Victorian Central Highlands — incl

Firefighters have gone into the hatch of a container ship the Kokopo Chief, moored at the Port of Tauranga in New Zealand where a fire broke out in the early hours of Sunday morning. Source: Stuff NZ The Kokopo Chief, moored at the Port of Tauranga in New Zealand was loaded with timbe

Believed to be the last steam powered sawmill operating in Queensland, the Elgin Vale mill has sat dormant and unused for the past 30 years. Source: Gympie Times Now, the Gympie Woodworks Museum will be bringing the heritage building near Manumbar back to glory with the help of $49,00