More than 1000 trees at the National Arboretum are dead and another 1800 are in poor condition and need attention, a major review of the popular tourist attraction has revealed. Source: The Canberra Times The ACT government has agreed to remove all dead and poor trees following a revi

Japan’s home builders are continuing to push into the Australian market, this time with Sumitomo Forestry Co acquiring a controlling 51% stake in Wisdom Properties Group. Source: The Sydney Morning Herald The Wisdom Group builds home and land packages with Wisdom Homes building

CentrePort has invested in a new regional hub in the Wairarapa. Source: Timberbiz The Waingawa log hub, near Masterton, supports the fast growing and valuable forestry sector through a reliable and cost effective transport connection, ensuring exporters remain internationally competit

Farmers will march on State Parliament for the first time ever to protest proposed changes to Queensland’s tree clearing laws. Sources: Brisbane Times, The Courier Mail Farmers argue the legislation as it stands is working and has let an additional 430,000 hectares of “woo

Large areas of forestry have been converted to dairy on the Central Plateau in New Zealand but forestry would stack up better against dairying in the central North Island if environmental factors were taken into account, argues Scion chief executive Dr Warren Parker. Source: Stuff NZ

Increasing forestry harvests are expected to provide massive opportunities for the Bay of Plenty region in New Zealand. Source: The New Zealand Herald Wood availability is forecast to increase rapidly leading into the 2020s in New Zealand with most of the increase from small-scale gro

Increasing forestry harvests over the next decade will bring employment opportunities to Hawke’s Bay New Zealand. Source: The New Zealand Herald Wood availability is forecast to increase rapidly leading into the 2020s in New Zealand with most of the increase from small-scale gro

The first shipment of Cross Laminated Timber – a product used as an alternative to steel and concrete- has arrived onsite for what will become Australia’s largest tall timber building at Campbelltown. Source: The Urban Developer ‘The Gardens’ is the largest affordable housing project