Forests NSW has reached world industry safety standards with only one reportable incident in the last financial year in its Central Region, regional manager Kathy Jones said. The region extends from Morisset to Kempsey on the North Coast.

THE WINDS of change are blowing … politically and industry-wise. The newly-appointed Prime Minister Julia Gillard wants to take her credentials to the people and let them decide if she is THE candidate for the job. She’s no stranger to making her presence felt and, with reasoned and

Willmott Forests has been granted a suspension of its securities from official quotation by the Australian Securities Exchange to allow it time to complete a review and then be in a position to inform shareholders of the results and likely impacts of this process on the company

JOHN WITHEROW, newly inaugurated Life Member in the Contractors Hall of Fame, recalled an old mate and sparring partner when he told a newly appointed chief executive of a major timber mill that he’d rather die on his feet than on his knees. That was in response to the timber mill CEO

THE UNIVERSITY of Melbourne’s Department of Forest and Ecosystem Science is hosting the celebration of 100 years of Forestry education in Australia. The Future of Forestry and Forest Science Conference offers past and present students, scientists, researchers, forestry and environment

The CRC Forestry Harvesting and Operations Workshop is being held on 7-8 July to discuss techniques and methods to manage increasingly mechanised forest harvesting.

Export of wood chips from Australia is on the rebound, reports the Wood Resource Quarterly. After last year’s 10-year low, shipments so far in 2010 are up 38% for pine chips and 12% for eucalyptus chips. In addition, an estimated 100,000 tons of wood pellets will be shipped to Europe

New Zealand forestry owners have begun cashing in their carbon credits.