Major works on Brisbane City Council’s new $7 million environmental education centre at Karawatha Forest will start next week. Lord Mayor Graham Quirk, Karawatha ward councillor Kim Marx and Thomas Creevey from the Karawatha Forest Protection Society turned the first sod at the Acacia

The TMA in conjunction with Timber Training Creswick will be running the Timber Knowledge course on April 28-29, June 10-11 and October 6-7. Source: Timberbiz These courses are for anyone new to the industry or wanting to expand on the their timber knowledge. The courses are designed

The New Zealand Dryland Initiative Project won the Supreme Award at the 2015 Cawthron Marlborough Environment Awards Dinner on Friday 13 March in Blenheim. Source: Timberbiz NZDFI Project Manager, Paul Millen received the award on behalf of the NZDFI team. “Winning this award is fanta

Nelson Forests was to meet with the administrators trying to rescue log transport business Waimea Contract Carriers that owes NZ$14 million. Sources: Stuff NZ, The Nelson Mail John Fisk and Richard Longman, partners of PwC, were appointed administrators of Waimea Contract Carriers and

Jobs will go and sawmills may be forced to close if the Australian dollar continues to lose value against the Kiwi dollar, the New Zealand Timber Industry Federation says. Sources: TVNZ, Timberbiz Australia represents 21% of the value of New Zealand timber exports and is a very import

A Launceston sawmiller will receive $1 million to stay in the timber sector rather than leave, in a record agreement struck under the Tasmanian Government’s rejigged Regional Sawmiller Structural Adjustment Grants Program. Source: Yahoo Barbers Sawmill on Dowling Street was to p

  Next week is the 2015 launch of the Forest and Wood Products Support Group at State Parliament in Victoria. Source: Timberbiz The Forest and Wood Products Support Group is an initiative to build relationships and understanding between members of the Victorian Parliament and the

New Zealand’s Graeme Hart is reported to be planning to sell a chunk of Carter Holt Harvey. Source: Stuff NZ It is too early to say whether his plans to partially float his building firm Carter Holt Harvey could be a flier, according to a fund manager. Hart plans to sell up to 60% of