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Latest timber industry news, updated on Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

New Zealand’s largest log house for sale

A property that is believed to be New Zealand’s biggest log house is on the market. Source: The New Zealand Herald It has a sprawling floor space more than three times the average Kiwi home. The gigantic, rustic Central Otago property was built in 2009. It features four bedrooms
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Harvesting Tasmania’s forests for future sawlogs

Forestry Tasmania has contracted AKS Forest Solutions to selectively harvest a large area of native forest between Avoca and Bridport. Source: ABC Rural But far from clear-felling, the contractors will leave the very best trees to become top quality eucalypt sawlogs. About 1000 hectar
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Forest owners claim NZ will miss greenhouse targets

The New Zealand Government has rejected forest owners’ claims that New Zealand is going to miss its greenhouse gas reduction targets. Source: Radio New Zealand The Forest Owners Association said it was clear that New Zealand was going to fall short of its 2020 emissions reductio
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Greens say native forest logging loses $495 a hectare

Logging in the state forests has cost NSW more than $43 million over the past three years – money that would be better spent promoting tourism in the regions, according to the Greens. Source: The Sydney Morning Herald Each hectare felled costs taxpayers $495, with the losses in
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Protester may pay compensation for disruption

A protester who locked herself onto logging machinery in a Western Australian forest for seven hours may be forced to pay thousands of dollars in compensation, police say. Source: ABC News Margaret River woman Mira Clohessy locked herself onto the equipment at Mowen Forest in the Sout
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Abbott overruled Environment Minister over Tas Wilderness

A high-level Coalition split over forest policy was resolved only after Tony Abbott overruled his Environment Minister and ignored departmental advice. Source: The Australian The Coalition went to the September 2013 election promising to rescind a swath of the recently extended Tasman
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$7.1 million injection to SE forest

Phase three of the $27 million South East Forestry Partnerships Program, which supports the development of innovative new products and technologies, is now open. Source: Timberbiz The South Australian Government has committed $7.1 million to stimulate jobs and investment opportunities
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ForestWorks Innovation in Action

ForestWorks 7th Annual Industry Development Conference: Innovation in Action’s program has been released. Source: Timberbiz The Conference is a leading networking and information sharing opportunity for the industry. Senator Richard Colbeck, Parliamentary Secretary for Agriculture wil
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