DAN TEHAN A GOOD FIT FOR TRADE PORTFOLIO

The Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) has welcomed Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s appointment of Member for Wannon Dan Tehan to the Trade, Tourism and Investment portfolio. Chief Executive Officer of AFPA Ross Hampton said, “Minister Tehan is the right person to place into this role at a crucial time.” “Minister Tehan’s electorate includes the key forest […]

AFPA welcomes appointment of Senator Jonno Duniam as Assistant Minister for Industry Development

The Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) welcomes Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s appointment of Tasmanian Senator Jonno Duniam as Assistant Minister for Industry Development, in addition to his existing role of Assistant Minister for Forestry and Fisheries. AFPA Chief Executive Officer Ross Hampton said Senator Duniam has proven himself a true champion of Australia’s forest industries, […]

LIKE AUSTRALIA, CANADA BANKS ON MASSIVE PRODUCTION TREE PLANTING FOR JOBS AND CLIMATE

The Australian Government’s target for one billion new production trees, announced two years ago, has been emphatically endorsed today by news that Canada will spend $3.16 billion to plant an additional two (2) billion trees by 2030. Canada says it is a plan for meeting its climate change targets, as well as increasing the renewable […]

Woolies makes the right choice for Aussie jobs and the environment

The Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) has welcomed an announcement by Woolies that it will be stocking locally made paper bags in South Australia and the Northern Territory so Aussie shoppers can directly support local wood fibre manufacturing jobs by using them to pack their groceries. Woolies announced in June it would make the change […]

Timberlink congratulated on innovative timber investment in South Australia

The Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) and the South Australian Forest Products Association (SAFPA) has welcomed timber manufacturing business Timberlink’s announcement that it will construct its new $59 million state-of-the-art Cross Laminated Timber (CLT) and Glue Laminated Timber (GLT) manufacturing facility at Tarpeena in South Australia – right next door to Timberlink’s existing sawmill site. […]

AUSTRALIAN FOREST INDUSTRIES WELCOME GOVERNMENT CRACK DOWN ON ILLEGAL TIMBER IMPORTS

The Australian Forests Products Association (AFPA) has welcomed Assistant Minister for Forestry and Fisheries Jonno Duniam’s announcement of an Australian first national DNA testing program to verify the species and origin of imported timber sold at retail outlets across Australia. The testing program supports the Government’s work conducted under the Illegal Logging Prohibition Act 2012, […]

Senator McKenzie stands up for timber workers to deliver certainty

Victorian Nationals Senator Bridget McKenzie has shown she is a true champion of timber workers from her state and all over Australia by announcing she will today introduce legislation into Parliament that will provide certainty for Australia’s native hardwood timber industries. Australian Forest Products Association CEO Mr Ross Hampton said Senator McKenzie’s Bill will clarify […]

AFPA LAUNCHES NEW LOOK FOR A NEW DECADE OF ADVOCACY

In advance of its tenth anniversary, to be celebrated in 2021, the Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) has unveiled a new brand. The Chairman of AFPA Greg McCormack said, “Ten years ago two important industry bodies decided that there was far more to be achieved speaking as one voice than as separate advocacy organisations. The […]

AFPA welcomes passing of national waste legislation

The Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) has welcomed the passing of the Recycling and Waste Reduction Act 2020, which recognises the potential for Australia’s pulp and paper industry to be a major part of the solution to our domestic waste challenge. The Recycling and Waste Reduction Act 2020 is the framework legislation which stops a […]

FOREST INDUSTRIES WELCOME FOCUS ON STORING CARBON IN NEW PRODUCTION TREES

The Australian Forests Products Association (AFPA) has welcomed Minister for Energy and Emissions Reduction the Hon Angus Taylor’s announcement today of a focus on securing carbon credits from establishing new plantation forests, which will underpin a move to a lower emissions future and will back Aussie jobs, communities and businesses. Minister Taylor in his keynote […]

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