Minister of Employment Willie Jackson announced that the New Zealand Government will be providing skills training to Northland youth to help them get jobs in the forestry sector with the support of funding from the Provincial Growth Fund in the Eco Toa program. Eco Toa, meaning Ecolog

Private Forests Tasmania, the Institute of Foresters of Australia, the Forest Practices Authority and the Tasmanian Farmers and Graziers Association has combined to hold a field day to discuss incorporating trees into an agricultural setting. It will provide an opportunity for landown

To celebrate the UN International Day of Forests the Leschenault Timber Industry Club held a dinner at the Sanctuary Golf Resort in Bunbury, Western Australia. Senator Richard Colbeck Assistant Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources and Nola Marino MP, Member for Forrest were am

The Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) welcomed the recent announcement by the Federal and South Australian Governments, of more than $5 million in combined funding and industry support for the second round of forest industry related R&D projects, through the Mount Gamb

Australia’s forestry industries will benefit from more than $2.4 million of new research through the second round of projects funded under the National Institute for Forest Products Innovation (NIFPI) centre in Mount Gambier. Assistant Minister for Agriculture and Water Resource

The peak forestry body in New South Wales says the election of the Coalition Government has removed the threat from the proposed new koala national park but much work remains to be done. Timber NSW General Manager Maree McCaskill said the proposed Great Koala National Park in northern

Södra’s Act of a Hero campaign was named Marketing Campaign of the Year at the PPI Awards in Vienna. The PPI awards are global awards recognizing the achievements of companies, mills and individuals in the pulp and paper sector. Source: Timberbiz Linda Ottosson, Head of Marketing Comm

Two men who ran a multi-million euro ‘Ponzi Scheme’ took in over €5.5m in a forestry investment fraud, the Dublin Circuit Criminal Court heard. David Peile from Avondale Court, Ballyguile in Wicklow and Garret Hevey of Brookdene in Shankill both pleaded guilty to charges i