Twenty-six year old Craig Owen from Grafton will chop in the first ever series at the V8 Supercars Supersprint at Sydney’s Motorsport Park this weekend. Source: The Daily Examiner Mr Owen will be among 10 elite competitors including former team world champion Dale Ryan from Kato

Solomon Island environmental campaigner Lawrence Makili has described the recent Solomon Islands-New Zealand timber industry meeting as a “total miscarriage”.  Source: Solomon Star He said this was because reps from environmental organisations were excluded from the talks. “As an envi

A Wooragee sawmill manufacturer has won $430,000 against a Chinese copycat and said he was trying to protect intellectual property in China that could cripple small entrepreneurs. Source: The Border Mail Lucas Mill won a patent case in China against Chinese manufacturer SSML for makin

Marlborough Recreational Fishers’ Association acting president Peter Watson said proposed new forestry standards would aggravate sedimentation in the mud-clogged Pelorus Sound. Source: Stuff.co.nz Central Government proposals to allow more forestry in Marlborough would have a de

New Zealand export log price fell in August as demand in China weakened, with inventories more than double the normal level. Source: IHB According to nbr.co.nz, and quoting AgriHQ’s monthly survey of exporters, forest owners and sawmillers – the average wharf gate price for New

Following a year-long construction phase, Ta Ann Tasmania executives showcased the company’s new $16 million plywood mill at its official opening last week. Source: Circular Head Chronicle Assisted by a $7.5 million federal government grant from the Tasmanian Jobs and Growth Package,

While Australia’s planning laws and standards for building product manufacturing are notoriously stringent, there is widespread concern that a growing amount of dodgy imported building materials are being used across the country. Source: Architecture & Design A 12-month market sur

There are hopes Tasmania’s timber industry may find a new path to profitability, with the increasing use of prefabricated timber structures in major building projects. Source: ABC News Associate Professor Greg Nolan from the University of Tasmania said European and US builders w