AFPA welcomes Albanese Government’s Timber Fibre Strategy to help realise sector potential
A balanced and considered Commonwealth Government strategy with six key priorities to grow and strengthen Australia’s forestry and forest products sector, is being welcomed by the Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) as a plan to help us realise our industry potential into the future, Chief Executive Officer of AFPA, Diana Hallam said today. A partnership […]
ABARES report reaffirms sustainability, sovereign capability and climate credentials of Australian n…
The world leading sustainability, sovereign capability and climate credentials of Australia’s native forestry industry are highlighted in a new Commonwealth Government report analysing our native forests and wood production, Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA), Diana Hallam said today. The Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics (ABARES) Insights Australia’s native […]
Gas market review needed with timber and wood-fibre manufacturing under pressure from rising energy …
The Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) welcomes today’s Albanese Government announcement of a review into Australia’s gas market regulations to ensure ‘they’re fit for purpose and deliver in the national interest’, as timber and wood-fibre processors and manufacturers continue to battle high energy and other input costs, Chief Executive Officer of AFPA, Diana Hallam said […]
Forest industries lament ‘white flag’ on Polyphagous Shot-hole borer eradication
Australia’s forest industries are disappointed the Commonwealth and State governments have given up trying to eradicate the insidious Polyphagous Shot-hole borer (PSHB), a tiny, imported beetle with the potential to destroy Australian forests and devastate our forestry industry, Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA), Diana Hallam said today. The National Management […]
Sustainable native and plantation forestry, critical for the environment, climate and economy follow…
The Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) thanks Minister for the Environment, Senator the Hon Murray Watt, for the invitation to today’s Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Reforms Roundtable, in Canberra. The key message from AFPA to those assembled was that reform of Australia’s environmental laws must recognise the nation’s environmental, economic, and social goals […]
AFPA pays tribute to Sustainable Timber Tasmania CEO, Steve Whiteley ahead of retirement
The Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) thanks and congratulates Sustainable Timber Tasmania’s (STT) Chief Executive Officer, Steve Whiteley, ahead of his retirement that has been announced today. “On behalf of Australia’s forest industries, I congratulate Steve on his career that has included more than 40 years of dedicated service to STT, the broader industry, as […]
Forest industries welcome new Shadow Minister, Senator Ross Cadell and thank Senator Jonno Duniam fo…
On behalf of the nation’s forest industries, the Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA), welcomes and congratulates Senator Ross Cadell, who has been announced as the new Shadow Minister for Forestry, Fisheries, Emergency Management and Water. We also thank Senator the Hon Jonno Duniam, who has served for several years in the forestry portfolio, both in […]
AFPA proud to support industry training trial for critically needed skilled roles
The Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) is proud to support a new two-year saw doctor and wood machinist pilot training trial aimed at boosting these much needed forestry sector skills for our workforce, Chief Executive Officer of AFPA, Diana Hallam said today. “There is a national shortage of saw technicians and wood machinists and it’s […]
Support local timber and wood-fibre products this Australian Made Week
This Australian Made Week, the Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) is calling on consumers to buy Aussie made timber and wood-fibre products and support a sector that underpins local manufacturing, regional jobs, our local environment, and helps fight climate change, Chief Executive Officer of AFPA, Diana Hallam said today. “Around 180,000 Australians are either directly […]
Forest industries raise concerns over foreign pest that could devastate hundreds of iconic Australia…
The Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) and Forest Industries Federation of Western Australia (FIFWA) are calling on the Western Australian Government to take immediate and further action against the Polyphagous Shot-Hole Borer (PSHB), a damaging tree pest that could seriously impact our forestry industry and destroy trees and ecosystems from local gardens to national parks […]