Victoria’s logging agency has halted the practice on the Errinundra Plateau in East Gippsland after the discovery of a colony of rare greater gliders. Source: ABC News The Goongerah Environment Centre conducted a night time citizen survey and found 15 of the rare possums in two

Claims that our workplace protection laws somehow impinge on free speech are absolute rubbish according to an article in The Mercury by Paul Harriss, Tasmanian State Resources Minister. Source: The Mercury Mr Harriss said that what the laws actually do is protect free speech, while al

The flare-up of conflict over logging has been linked to the departure of four out of six Forestry Tasmania board members, including chairman Bob Annells. Source: ABC News Resources Minister Paul Harriss said Mr Annells decided not to seek reappointment as head of the government busin

Data on the forestry industry shows there has been significant drop in workplace deaths and injuries, Worksafe New Zealand data shows in 2015 three forestry workers died on the job compared with 10 in 2013. Source: Radio New Zealand There was also half the number of serious accidents

An Australian Research Council (ARC) Training Centre has officially been launched in Tasmania, where researchers will work with industry to transform the Australian forest products sector. Sources: Timberbiz, ABC Rural The ARC Training Centre for Forest Value, based at the University

IndustryEdge can report that analysis conducted recently demonstrates Australia exported 5,823,147 bone dry metric tonnes (bdmt) of woodchips in 2015, delivering a rise of 11.1% on the prior year’s strong exports. Source: Timberbiz The data released by the ABS shows that hardwoo

Australia’s growing urban population is having a major impact on property development from increasing density of living in inner and middle suburbs within our cities, encouraging construction of mid-rise and high-rise multi-residential apartments to meet demand. Source: Timberbiz Comm

A new market for mid-rise timber residential developments will open up for domestic builders this year when the regulator lifts current heavy restrictions on wooden buildings. Source: Australian Financial Review From May 1, the National Construction Code will bring in a light-touch ap