SafeWork SA is offering two scholarships, each worth up to $10,000, to continue to advance the safety of women in today’s workplaces, building on the historical legacy of those women who advocated for better conditions both at the workplace and in society more broadly. Source: Timberb
Recent discussion in The Age ("Axe VicForests or chop off the public money", May 29) has provided a simplified overview of the challenges facing our native timber industry. Source: The Canberra Times, David Walsh author
Forest owners in New Zealand say the independent panel investigating the industry's appalling accident record has identified one of the big obstacles to improving safety standards. Source: Radio New Zealand
Scientists have sequenced the genetic code of the eucalypt for the first time, providing fresh insights into the Australian icon that has become the world’s favourite hardwood. Source: Timberbiz
When it comes to making transport packaging that are strong, cost effective and lightweight, containers and bins made with engineered wood products can be a smart solution. Source: Pallet Enterprize
Two new studies show that excessive taxation and a tangle of rules and regulations are crippling forest enterprises Mexico, harming their ability to compete on the domestic market and depriving the sector from a role in reducing a US$6-billion trade deficit in forest products, cellulo
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