Managing the impacts of supply chain vagaries titled “What Happens When the Boat is Full” will be the focus of a forest industry forum being held in Melbourne on 24 October. Source: Timberbiz

The 2014 Australian Timber Design Award was won by Bates Smart in collaboration with Irwin Allsop Group for the Dandenong, Victoria Mental Health Facility. Sources: Timberbiz, Timber Design Awards

Tasmania's Opposition Leader Bryan Green has accused two Liberal MPs of trying to rewrite history during a heated parliamentary inquiry into the sale of the Triabunna mill. Source: ABC News

Controversial anti-protest laws proposed by the Tasmanian government to help forestry workers but labelled “draconian” by civil libertarians are to be overhauled.

New Forests launched Forico Pty Limited, an integrated timber plantation, forest management and timber export business based in Launceston, Tasmania. Source: Lesprom

The man facing New Zealand's first forestry-related manslaughter charge has pleaded not guilty and will head to trial next year. Sources: Manawatu Standard, Stuff Co NZ

The Tasmanian Government has accused the Greens of comparing timber from Tasmanian forests to blood diamonds in Africa. Source: ABC News

A cargo of wood pellets bound for South Korea is being loaded at the Port of Bundaberg in what is believed to be a first for the facility. Source: Bundaberg News Mail