The Tasmanian government is waxing lyrical on its commitment to rebuilding the forestry industry in Tasmania; claiming that Labor and the Greens all but destroyed it. Source: Forestry Expo The government says it has been working with the industry to grow the forestry sector including

Kempsey-based Australian Solar Timbers (AST) director Douglas Head was downcast but determined after having to lay-off 18 timber processing workers. Sources: The Courier, Macleay Argus Mr Head said the 97-year-old independent company had no choice as it was effectively being locked-ou

Logging at the Lapoinya regrowth coupe has now been completed, and I have been advised it has been a very successful harvest according to Joan Rylah state Liberal member for Braddon. Source: The Mercury This is an article written by Ms Rylah, who said that outstanding outcomes were ac

Environmentalists have reacted angrily to a report that recommends green groups lose their tax-deductibility status for public donations, unless at least a quarter is spent on remediation work, such as tree planting or weeding. Source: ABC News The federal parliamentary inquiry into t

The US housing market last year didn’t bode well for one valuable resource – timber, but that is only one ring in a tree’s long life. Source: Think Advisor The advantage in investing in timber, as an asset class is optionality: Unlike other farm products, you can harvest your product

A Papua New Guinea Forest official says logging companies are continuing to resist conservation policies put in place by the government. Source: Radio New Zealand Programs such as Redd-plus, initiated by the United Nations, have been established in countries like PNG to help curb glob

A landmark commitment by one of the world’s largest producers of tissue and paper to stop cutting down Indonesia’s prized tropical forests is under renewed scrutiny as the company prepares to open a giant pulp mill in South Sumatra. Sources: AAP, Yahoo 7 To fanfare more th

Three logging trucks rolled on bends in New Zealand’s Whangarei in one week and police said speed and possibly fatigue were factors in the crashes. Source: Radio New Zealand Kim Simpson, who lives above a blind bend on Patutahi Road, said at least three people had been run off the roa