This year marks the 21st anniversary of the Maleny Wood Expo on the Sunshine Coast of Queensland, which celebrates the region’s proud history of timber-gathering. The theme for this year’s annual event is “From seed to fine furniture”with activities over three days f

The arrival of myrtle rust, threatening some of New Zealand’s most precious native trees, shows the kind of impact climate change could have on the country, says Forest and Bird. Source: Timberbiz Myrtle rust, or Puccinia psidii, is a fungus with spores that are spread by the wind, an

Forestry Corporation of NSW is about to begin hazard reduction burns in up to 20,000 hectares of state forest near Narooma, Bega, Eden, Nowra and Batemans Bay. Source: Bega District News “Fire season has recently wrapped up for another year, which means it’s time to start preparing fo

About 160 Myrtleford Carter Holt Harvey timber mill workers faced a lockout after enterprise bargaining agreement (EBA) talks broke down. Source: The Border Mail Construction Forestry Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) assistant district secretary Andrew Vendramini said on Tuesday worker

For a small town few Victorians had probably heard of six months ago, Heyfield is fuelling a hell of a political story. And for a town sitting in a safe conservative seat, it could potentially cause major ructions in the most marginal of urban electorates. Source: Herald Sun It is, of

SA Premier Jay Weatherill witnessed testimony to the environmental and manufacturing opportunities for South Australia that can flow from innovative tall wood construction solutions. Source: Timberbiz The Premier was speaking at Building Greener Cities with Timber, an event highlighti

The Australian Timber Design Awards’ team has launched its new website, complete with a fresh design, informative features and even a changed domain name. The new website, http://timberdesignawards.com.au has been completely redesigned to facilitate easy navigation for visitors as the

Timber workers are fighting the Tasmanian Government’s plan to re-open contentious forests for early logging, saying it will “destroy” the industry it’s trying to save. Source: ABC News Tasmania’s Upper House is being briefed about the plan to allow loggi