Environmentalists are hitting out at Government plans to tweak the Resource Management Act to remove Bay of Plenty council control of the release of genetically engineered trees in the region. Source: Bay of Plenty Times Green Party forestry spokesperson Steffan Browning said communit

The Tasmanian Farmers and Graziers Association today made it clear it supports the State Government’s policy to revitalise the forest industry, including the retention of Forestry Tasmania. Source: Timberbiz The TFGA is a member of the Ministerial Advisory Council on Forestry. The Cou

Robert Mansell, Design Solutions Manager for Hyne Timber, is urging all users of Hyne Design 7 software to install version 7.4 in order to continue using this free program after the end of June 2015. Source: Timberbiz “Our Hyne Design software has been developed and is owned by Hyne T

AFS LTD is planning a workshop for certification bodies operating in the AFCS/PEFC Forest management and Chain of custody fields. It will be held in Sydney in late July. Source: Timberbiz The session will cover a number of important topics including: Update on and transition to recent

With entries closing on Friday 26 June, it is time to get your project registered for the Australian Timber Design Awards for 2015. Source: Timberbiz Entry is open to architects, landscape architects, building and interior designers and engineers with an array of categories available

The Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) welcomes the reinstatement of native forest wood waste in the Renewable Energy Target (RET). Source: Timberbiz According to the AFPA it is a common sense policy, one that was a Coalition election commitment, was supported by cross-benc

Australia’s forest industries continue to rebuild and strengthen according to the latest ABARES report Australian forest and wood products statistics: September and December quarters 2014. Source: Timberbiz Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Agriculture, Senator Richard Colbe

Office furniture manufacturer Okamura unveiled Traverse V and Traverse X, a pair of conference table designs inspired by architecture and employing advances in structural engineering. Source: Woodworking Network The Traverse 5, which won a NeoCon Gold Award, is really a sight to behol