Farm foresters and forest owners have welcomed the government’s decision to revive the Afforestation Grant Scheme (AGS) but both industry groups would like to see more consistency and a greater commitment to forestry in the future. Source: NZ Farmer Newly elected president of th

A draft program for the Gipplsand bioenergy forum has been released. Source: Timberbiz The event starts on 18 June 2015 in the Heyfield Community Hub in Victoria with opening speakers Liz Hamilton of the Victorian Bioenergy Network together with Sue Websiter of Agribusiness Gippsland.

NZDFI is a research and development project working to develop ground-durable eucalypt species suited to New Zealand’s dryland regions. Source: Scoop Independent News The committee commends the work of the New Zealand Dryland Forests Initiative and has heard from representatives of NZ

Ballina Shire Council will push for a review of the state government’s decision not to allow the council to take control of approving native forestry in the shire. Source: Echonetdaily Late last year, the council voted to amend the Ballina Local Environment Plan 1987 to introduce a re

Stakeholders now have until 12 June to finalise submissions to the review of the Tasmanian Regional Forest Agreement (RFA). Source: Timberbiz Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Agriculture, Senator Richard Colbeck, and Tasmanian Minister for Resources, Paul Harriss have exten

Nuts and forestry waste will be the new engineered timber to use if Australian researchers have they way. Source: Timberbiz A research team led by University of Sydney architecture and engineering experts has received funding to investigate ways to 3D-print a new gradient timber panel

Delegates from around the world are lining up to hear internationally known industry experts at the Global Timber Forum Summit from June 9-11 in Shanghai. Source: Timberbiz Architect Pierre Thibault, speaking from huge and varied experience, will address timber’s current and future po

SP Maskiner’s SP 451 harvester head has an updated successor, called the SP 461 LF and is being presented at SkogsElmia from 4 to 6 June. “We’ve updated the entire engineering design,” said sales manager Gustav Granath. Mr Granath is a new face at the company. Last spring he succeeded