The Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES) has published a new guide to Australia’s forests. Source: Timberbiz, PS News Link Executive Director of ABARES, Karen Schneider said Australia’s Forests at a Glance 2015 was a compendium of information

ForestWorks will support this year’s Appita 2015 Fibre Value Chain Conference & Expo to be held at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, November 11-12. Source: Timberbiz Building on the success of the 2014 Fibre Value Chain Conference & Expo in Rotorua, New Ze

The global wood and laminate flooring market is expected to reach US$92.64 billion by 2020. Source: Market Watch Technological advancements have led to the development of new innovative products and do-it-yourself (DIY) installation techniques, which has substantially widened the scop

The winners of the New Zealand Innovators Awards 2015 have been announced with an incredible line-up of organisations showcasing that world-class innovation is thriving in New Zealand. Source: Scoop NZ Bayer New Zealand sponsors the “Innovation in Agribusiness and Environment” categor

  The Marlborough District Council is using drones to monitor the impact of forestry on what it says is the most challenging terrain in New Zealand. Source: Radio New Zealand The chair of the council’s environment committee, Peter Jerram, said using drones in previously ina

ANU scientists say dead or dying manna gums scattered over 2000 square kilometres on the Monaro Plains in southern NSW will never recover. Source: ABC News No-one knows if the dieback was due to farming, drought or a lack of traditional burning. Attention is now being turned to the in

Waipa’s 50-year-old campus is opening its doors to the public to celebrate the anniversary and contribution it has made to the region’s forestry and wood processing industries. Source: Rotorua Daily Post “Waipa Campus has been the leading industry trainer for 50 year

The politically sensitive and critically endangered Leadbeater’s possum is again proving a challenge with the discovery of dozens of new colonies in forests on Melbourne’s northern doorstep that are open to logging. Source: Sydney Morning Herald In recent months government