The 2013 Appita Annual Conference & Exhibition, incorporating the Pulp & Paper Occupational Health, Safety & Environment Conference, will be held at the Melbourne Park Function Centre, Melbourne May 8-10. Source: Timberbiz

Farmers who have leases with Gunns to grow plantation timber asked the Tasmanian Farmers and Graziers Association (TFGA) to obtain legal advice to assist them in responding to the recent request from the administrator to continue the standstill on lease payments. Sources: ABC Rural, T

Ross Britton has been awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia for his service to conservation and the environment, and the community. Source: The Advocate

The Jakarta government said timber and its by products that have obtained a Timber Legality Verification System (SVLK) certificate will not have to go through a system of due diligence when they are exported to the European Union (EU) in March. Source: The Jakarta Post

Rayonier is not the highest-profile business in Jacksonville in the US but its corporate fingers spread far and wide. Source: The Florida Times Union, Equities.com

In Illuka, New South Wales, Roy Ellery isn't too keen on adding up the hours spent working on his unique hand-crafted timber "log books" - he said they are a labour of love. Source: Clarence Valley Daily Examiner

WA'S finest jarrah trees are being cut down and sold for railway sleepers by the State Government's logging agency despite a policy banning the practice, according to insiders. Source: Perth Now

A Tasmanian mining company is warning uncertainty surrounding the forest peace deal legislation could stall $40 million worth of investment. Source: ABC News