Stopping logging in Victoria’s central highlands would drive tens of millions of dollars into state coffers if the move were included under the Abbott government’s emissions reduction fund. Sources: The Age, The Bendigo Advertiser, The Brisbane Times Fairfax Media has seen

If heat and power plants that burn forest woodchips acquire these chips from optimised supply chains, they can obtain better quality biomass and lower their total acquisition costs according to a study by Ramoll Finland, commissioned by Miktech Oy. Source: Bioenergy Insights An optimi

Oregon State University has kicked off a US$30 million fundraising effort to put the university’s forestry department at the forefront of what many Oregon leaders see as an emerging market in sustainable construction materials. Source: Oregon Live Thomas Maness, dean of the fore

Thai lumber companies have been shown the advantages of trading with US companies supplying softwoods. Source: USDA The pine forests of Georgia and the Pacific Northwest are a far cry from the crowded streets of Bangkok, where shipments of US softwood products are headed thanks to a c

3D printing has lost its novelty value a bit, but new printing materials that MakerBot plans to release will make it a lot more interesting again. Source: PC World MakerBot is one of the best-known makers of desktop 3D printers, it announced that late this year its products would be a

Melbourne’s Dandenong Ranges are abuzz with the sound of chainsaws as international competitors turn logs of wood into art. Source: ABC News The Australian Chainsaw Carving Championships are underway at Mount Dandenong, east of Melbourne. Competitors will race the clock to turn

A government app from the state of Victoria has been issuing alerts for forest fires that don’t exist. Source: FutureGov Residents of Redesdale town received warnings last week from the FireReady app that there was a fire out-of-control 3.5km away, when there was no fire within 20km.

Potential mis-selling and poor advice are likely to once again occur in the forestry managed investment scheme (FMIS) sector if amendments to the Future of Financial Advice legislation are allowed to proceed. Source: Money Management According to Industry Super Australia (ISA), in its