According to Tony Brooks part of his role with Safety MITS enables him to see many industrial and mining companies sites all over Australia. Source: Timberbiz While many of these successful companies are safety focused and have embraced the latest safety technologies, there is still r

New Zealand Conservation Minister Maggie Barry has announced a major expansion of predator control work in Northland’s precious native forests. Source: Timberbiz “Controlling predators is vital if the forests are going to be safe for native birds like the kiwi, kokako, kakariki and ri

The Engineered Wood Products Association of Australasia (EWPAA) has made a detailed submission to the Senate Inquiry on Non-Conforming Building Products, highlighting the inherent safety concerns and risks involved with the use and importation of these products. Source: Timberbiz The

An Austrian countess plans to establish a forest plantation following the purchase of a Hawke’s Bay farm. Source: Stuff NZ Aristocracy has taken a stake in New Zealand forestry with the purchase of a sheep and farm block in northern Hawke’s Bay by an Austrian countess. Cou

A mixed horticulture farm in the Northern Territory’s Douglas-Daly which has the only large-scale banana production in the region in the Top End has been bought by Tropical Forestry Services (TFS, an Indian producer of sandalwood. Source: ABC Rural The Douglas-Daly, south of Dar

Tumut is a prime contender for forestry plantation expansion, a soon-to-be released study from the Softwoods Working Group will show. Source: Tumut & Adelong Times The study is in conjunction with research undertaken by the Australian Forest Products Association, who are looking t

A packed community meeting at Heyfield in regional Victoria has heard that without the local timber mill the place will become a “ghost town”. Source: ABC News A crowd of more than 1000 spilled into the foyer of the Memorial Hall and some watched on a television screen out

Hundreds of timber workers have been handed a temporary lifeline after the owner of Australia’s largest hardwood mill agreed to hold off on shutting down for at least a month. Source: Herald Sun Australian Sustainable Hardwoods has delayed its decision on whether to close the Heyfield