Potential for maximising returns from forestry after the Tasmanian Forest Agreement will be examined in a public lecture to be given by a visiting German expert at the Scottsdale LINC on July 1. Source: The Examiner

The federal government announced a $28.6million assistance package to compensate Ta Ann for the loss of 540,000 cubic metres of peeler billets over five years. Source: The Examiner

Dublin has aborted plans to sell off its forests following strong opposition from a disparate coalition of sports enthusiasts, trade unionists and environmental campaigners. Source: The Financial Times

Forestry giant Stora Enso plans to let another 2500 employees go, of whom 750 work in Sweden, citing weak markets and deflating profits. Source: The Local Sweden

One of Western Australia's largest millers of native hardwood said that it has not been able to reach an agreement with the State Government on a viable volume of log resource and as a result its future is uncertain. Source: ABC Rural

The New Zealand timber industry is seeking Chinese investors to back a major sawmill project in the central North Island. Sources: Stuff Co NZ, Manufacturers’ Monthly

The Federal Government is under pressure to say how it will hand out Tasmania's $100 million regional development fund. Source: ABC News

The centrepiece of Tasmania’s forest peace deal, a 120,000ha extension to the state's world heritage area, is in doubt because of concerns by the World Heritage Committee. Source: The Australian