South Australian Forests Minister Leon Bignell says the local timber industry should focus on value adding practices. Source: ABC News

The Tasmanian Government has revealed a plan for handouts to keep harvesting contractors in the forest industry. Resources Minister Paul Harriss said harvesting contractors would be offered financial incentives to help rebuild the industry. Source: ABC News

In order to balance timber supply and demand and guarantee national timber security China plans to establish, by 2020, strategic commercial timber reserves. Source: Lesprom

Papua New Guinea’s National Forest Board will consider a Malaysian company's bid to continue to log virgin rainforest in order to plant palm oil. Source: ABC Radio Australia

InterSaw, the international sawmilling expo to be held in Montreal’s Olympic Stadium, will offer an extensive educational program. Source: Timberbiz

New vegetation clearing rules will now allow landowners to cut down anything growing near their houses. Source: The Illawarra Mercury

Geelong Council in Victoria has voted to fast-track Australia’s first waste-to-energy food farm in Lara, with assurances of a full environmental study. Source: The Geelong Advertiser

The future of the Mid North pine plantations is in doubt after the release of a report on their future was released by the State Government earlier this month. Source: The Flinders News