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 […]

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 […]

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