The Otway bushfire that destroyed more than 100 houses at Wye River and Separation Creek should have been contained before Christmas Day, foresters say. Source: The Age And if no lessons are learned from the disaster then popular Great Ocean Road towns will be at risk again in the yea

Greenheart Group has signed a conditional deal to buy Northland Forest Managers (1995) for $1.5 million. Source: NBR The Hong Kong-listed owner of Northland’s Mangakahia forestry estate is expanding its New Zealand interests. Greenheart Group says it entered into a conditional a

Tasmania’s forestry industry, and not the State Government, can claim credit for a significant jump in woodchip exports over the past 12 months, the Opposition and the Greens have said. Source: ABC News The industry is emerging from years of turmoil and decline, with new operato

The Wood Council of New Zealand is delighted that Dr Andrew McEwen has received an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit in the New Year Honours’ List for services to forestry. Source: Timberbiz The Wood Council of New Zealand the represents forest growers, forestry contract

Registrations are open for the Gottstein Wood Science course in February, lauded for many years as the most important industry educational event of its kind. Source: Timberbiz A host of top-flight speakers have been confirmed for the event in Melbourne to be held at the CSIRO Clayton

Software to help protect forests from storm damage has been released by Forest Research in the UK. Source: Timberbiz The latest version of the computer-based tool ForestGALES uses data about the trees and the site (species, soil type) then works out the ‘windiness’ to estimate the lev

Oregon Best will conduct a study of how cross-laminated timber can help stimulate the rural economies of Oregon and southwest Washington. Source: Timberbiz Oregon BEST brings together public university researchers and entrepreneurs and developers in the clean technology sector and won

Wood Guangzhou 2016, China’s leading wood and wood products trade fair will be held in the Poly World Trade Centre Expo, Pazhou, Guangzhou during 13-15 May. Source: Timberbiz Wood Guangzhou 2016 is co-organized by the China National Forest Product Industry Association (CNFPIA). CNFPIA