New Forests CEO Dr David Brand to speak at National Forest Industries Symposium, discussing links be…
“The Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) is excited to have New Forests CEO Dr David Brand present as one of the key speakers at the National Forest Industries Symposium, a virtual event to be held on Wednesday, September 1,” AFPA CEO Ross Hampton said today. Dr Brand leads New Forests, one of Australia’s leading forestry […]
Inclusion of forestry sector under Australian Agriculture Visa welcomed
The Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) welcomes the Federal Government’s inclusion of the forestry sector under the new Australian Agriculture Visa, AFPA CEO Ross Hampton said today. The new visa is being established to build on successful existing Pacific worker schemes and will respond to workforce shortages across the agriculture, fisheries, and forestry sectors. It […]
UK climate lead to discuss forest industries role in Britain’s path to net-zero emissions at Natio…
The head of climate diplomacy at the British High Commission will discuss the United Kingdom’s road to net-zero with the help of forestry and timber at the National Forest Industries Symposium. It comes after the Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) secured Mr Akhil Abraham as a key presenter for the totally virtual event on Wednesday […]
ACT Government recognises forestry and timber workers are ‘essential’ so vital food packaging an…
Following concerted efforts from the Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) and industry, the ACT Government has today allowed forestry and timber operations to resume as essential industries under the Territory’s COVID lockdown rules. Chief Executive Officer of AFPA Ross Hampton said, “We welcome the ACT Government’s decision on behalf of the region’s essential forest industries […]
ACT Government needs to urgently make forest industries ‘essential’ or risk taking food from the…
The Australian Forest products Association (AFPA) urges the ACT Government to urgently revert to the nationally agreed essential industry status for forest industries or risk undermining access to food on supermarket shelves for Canberrans. Chief Executive officer of AFPA Ross Hampton said, “In the understandable rush to protect Canberrans from the highly contagious Delta variant, […]
Senator Rex Patrick draws Federal Government attention to urgent need to accelerate its Billion Tree…
Australia’s forest industries have welcomed Senator Rex Patrick raising concerns about the slow pace of planting more production trees under the Federal Government’s Billion Trees for Jobs and Growth Plan. Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA), Ross Hampton said, “Forest industries and builders around Australia, desperate for domestic timber supplies, strongly […]
Australia’s forest industries look forward to progress on Government’s ‘Billion Trees for Job…
As Australia contends with major timber framing supply issues, forest industries look forward to greater progress on the Federal Government’s Billion Trees Plan to ensure we achieve sovereign capability to create our sustainable and essential wood and fibre products into the future, Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA), Ross Hampton said […]
AFPA congratulates Andrew Stewart: Farm forester and National Landcare Award winner
The Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) congratulates Victorian farm forester Andrew Stewart who has been named this year’s Bob Hawke Landcare Award winner. “It’s exciting to see a farm forester win such a coveted award and garner this sort of recognition for their work with trees on their property, which works in conjunction with a […]
National timber shortage highlights critical importance of National Forestry Planting Day 2021
Australia’s current timber shortage and the challenges it’s creating for homeowners, renovators and the building industry highlights the critical importance of National Forestry Planting Day 2021 to increase Australia’s understanding of where our timber comes from as well as the climate benefits of production trees. Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA), […]
Common sense finally prevails in Australian bushfire research – Drought not forestry the reason wh…
The Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) has welcomed new research highlighting that forestry operations and timber harvesting are not to blame for the devastating 2019-20 Black Summer Bushfires. The research paper authored by six of Australia’s most eminent forest ecology and bushfire scientists and published in the Australian Forestry journal, No evidence that timber harvesting […]