This year AFPA is celebrating 10 years as the united voice of Australia’s forest products industry and is taking a look back, and forwards
RECENT RELEASES
UTAS staff to undergo training in scientific accuracy and disclosing conflicts of interest following retracted bushfire report
The Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) has welcomed the University of Tasmania’s investigation into the publication of a flawed study last year that linked forestry operations and bushfire severity, with UTAS to require academic staff undergo training on...
NFF Regionalisation agenda shows potential for forest industries to deliver more jobs for rural Australia
The Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) has commended the National Farmers Federation (NFF) on its Regionalisation Agenda paper, which highlights the potential for Australia’s $24 billion forest industries to play a key role in a boom for regional Australia....
Resumption of timber harvesting on NSW Coast urgently needed to save hundreds of jobs
The Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) has welcomed reports that urgently needed hardwood timber harvesting on the South Coast will resume soon, as timber mills have been starved of log deliveries for more than a year and are at crisis point. AFPA CEO Mr...
False claims linking fires and forestry is at odds with scientific consensus
The Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) has again rejected a recycled report falsely claiming a link between native forestry operations and increased bushfire intensity. This latest claim comes from a so-called expert review of 51 previously published...
Neville Smith Forest Products expansion a vote of confidence in forestry’s future
The Australian Forest Products Association congratulates Tasmanian hardwood sawmiller Neville Smith Forest Products (NSFP) on its announcement it is increasing production at its Huon Valley facility. NSFP yesterday confirmed it will soon be expanding its workforce at...