12 Apr 2021
The Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) and Victorian Forest Products Association (VFPA) today pay tribute to forestry industry advocate, Wellington Shire councillor and all-round Gippsland community champion, Malcolm Hole, who has passed away. Malcolm Hole... 25 Mar 2021
The Victorian Labor Government has finally admitted that its promise to transition the state’s native regrowth timber industry to solely plantation-based timber by 2030 is a sham. The Age today revealed that Victoria’s Agriculture Minister Mary-Anne Thomas has... 25 Mar 2021
Federal Assistant Minister for Forestry Jonathon Duniam has signalled the Federal Government will ramp up efforts to unlock the carbon storing potential of Australia’s forest industries, drive growth in the plantation estate and boost future timber supply. Speaking at... 25 Mar 2021
The national Association representing Australia’s sawmills has reassured builders and homeowners that everything is being done to supply as much construction timber as possible to meet soaring demand. Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) Chief... 24 Mar 2021
The key role timber products can play in helping Australia achieve its climate goals has been recognised through a newly released House of Representative Standing Committee on Agriculture and Water Resources report called “Aussie logs for Aussie jobs”. Australian... 23 Mar 2021
The Federal Government’s commitment to retain Australia’s successful Regional Forest Agreements (RFAs) and reject the Samuel Review’s criticism of them will be welcomed by forest industry workers around the country, Chair of the Australian Forest Products Association... 