Police have issued nine move-on notices to protesters at the Helms Forest near Nannup after 10 environmental activists climbed on machinery meant for clearing a road into the forest. Source: News.com.au One protester chained himself to a bulldozer, putting an end to the start of work.

A Wedge-tailed eagle chick has been nursed back to health by a local vet and WIRES volunteers and released back into its nest by volunteer tree climbers, after local Forestry Corporation of NSW staff rescued the bird from the jaws of a goanna in Nadgee State Forest. Source: Timberbiz

As businesses and workers come to the end of the working year, WorkCover NSW has issued a reminder that safety at end of year celebrations is everyone’s responsibility. Source: Timberbiz Acting Director, Operations, WorkCover NSW Work Health and Safety Division, Tony Williams said hea

                                      National Carpenters Day in late November gave Australia’s chippies the chance to celebrate, BBQ and announce the Carpenter of the Year and Apprentice Carpenter of the Year. Source: Timberbiz Ross O’Neill, director VR Builders in Victoria’s Castlem

Forestry teamwork expert Steven Falk from British Columbia, Canada has been confirmed as a keynote speaker for the forest safety conference series run by the Forest Industry Engineering Association (FIEA). Source: Timberbiz The conference runs at Rotorua’s Distinction Hotel on 3-4 Mar

Forestry Tasmania has compiled the program for its 2014/15 summer season of popular science talks. The series highlights a diverse range of work in evidence-based forest management, with presentations on topics including special timbers, biodiversity, and Forest Stewardship Council (F

The number of dwellings approved rose 0.6% in October 2014, in trend terms, and has risen for five months, according to Building Approvals data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. Source: Timberbiz Dwelling approvals increased in October in Tasmania (1.9%), Victoria (1.7%

Carter Holt Harvey’s sawmill on Henzell Rd in Caboolture went up in flames for the second time this year, while in Western Australia a fire also destroyed parts of the Nannup Timber Processing plant. Sources: Caboolture News, ABC Rural Fire engulfed one of the Carter Holt Harvey’s saw