The West Australian Government has outlined a significant restructure of the state sandalwood industry for 2016. Source: ABC Rural The changes will include a reduction in wild sandalwood harvest quotas as well as a modification of industry sales and marketing structures. The Legislati

The directors of a unique underwater logging operation, underway in a remote western Tasmanian location, say they are pleased with the outcome of their first online timber auction. Source: ABC News The call for tenders closed and general manager Darryn Crook said 36 of the 38 logs off

The NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service has defended its tender process for a red gum thinning trial in a southern Riverina park, after criticism from Deniliquin Council. Source: ABC Rural The NSW Government is seeking federal approval for the trial in 22 areas of the Murray Valle

A University of Canterbury student’s research has taken him all the way to Austria looking at how modern European forestry machinery could be used in New Zealand. Source: Stuff co nz UC Master’s student Thornton Campbell has been conducting productivity research using a European cable

The director of Tasmania’s Conservation Trust wants assurances from the Tasmanian State Government that they intend to end broad scale clearing of native vegetation. Source: ABC Rural Just before Christmas, Resources Minister Paul Harriss announced a six-month extension to the r

Delays from the EPA in pursuing fines issued to the Forestry Corporation for bulldozing through exclusion areas means they will not be paid. Source: The Daily Examiner The Forestry Corporation was fined $11,000 for bulldozing a road through two koala high-use trees and 24 threatened p

Logging opponents in Tasmania’s north-west are providing training sessions for residents who want to participate in protests. Source: ABC News The Forests of Lapoinya Action Group (FLAG) is lobbying to protect 49 hectares of native regrowth forest, which according to FLAG is hom

AUStimber 2016 will be a multi-function event for leading harvesting and processing head designer and manufacturer Waratah. “We will be utilising the opportunity to host our Worldwide Waratah Distribution meeting as well host a number of customers and design engineers from all o