A Far North New Zealand community that pitched in to save an ancient forest from possums and rats now has a new enemy to contend with – kauri dieback. Source: Radio New Zealand Warawara Forest in north Hokianga has been bouncing back after a 1080 poison drop last spring and inte

Metcash and Anchorage Capital Partners share a dilemma – how much to offer for Woolworths’ Home Timber and Hardware when they can’t predict customer numbers, sales or earnings. Source: Australian Financial Review Analysts believe the hardware wholesaler, previously known a

The forestry industry has been reassured that the NZ$1.1 million a year it pays to repair road damage caused by log trucks is not being used to build cycleways in the city. Source: The Gisborne Herald Speaking at a meeting of Gisborne District Council last week, councillor Graeme Thom

An innovative team at the University of Canterbury’s (UC) School of Forestry is working to find a solution to a key challenge facing New Zealand’s forestry industry. A new breeding programme could determine which durable sustainable eucalyptus varieties are best for producing high qua

Queensland’s peak rural lobby group AgForce will use crowdfunding to accelerate its campaign against proposed changes to tree clearing laws. Source: ABC Rural The Government introduced the Vegetation Management Bill in March this year, which proposes to “reinstate responsi

Forest and Wood Products Australia Limited (FWPA) is seeking to appoint a non-executive director to its skills-based Board at the next Annual General Meeting (26th October, 2016). Source: Timberbiz Under FWPA’s Constitution, the Board must consist of at least two directors who are not

The Timber Advice and Display Centre has changed its name following a long process of evaluation and consultation adopting the name the Timber Hub. Source: Timberbiz This change is to capture the essence of what the centre has been doing over the 40 years of providing information to b

The combined role of Coordinator for both Timber Towns Victoria (TTV) and National Timber Councils Association (NTCA) offers an exciting opportunity to effect change in the local government sector in relation to forestry and related policy. Source: Timberbiz The Municipal Association