MEDIA RELEASE – POSITIVE IMPACT OF HOMEBUILDER A WELCOME BOOST BUT STATES STILL NEED TO DO THE…
The Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) has welcomed the Housing Industry Association’s (HIA) latest outlook showing new home sales increased last month by nearly 78 per cent, with the Federal Government’s HomeBuilder program credited with driving that upswing. While it will need sales figures from the next couple of months to get a more accurate […]
More paper to be recycled under Federal Government’s finalised waste export timetable
The Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) has welcomed the Federal Government’s announcement of 2024 as the implementation date for its policy of stopping the export of contaminated loads of paper and cardboard, which will mean systems can be put in place to ensure more products can be recycled locally, enhancing the circular economy. AFPA CEO […]
AFPA welcomes support for Australia’s bushfire-battered forest industries
The Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) has strongly welcomed the Federal Government’s announcement of a $50 million bushfire recovery package to support fire-impacted forest product industries, announced today in Eden by the Prime Minister Scott Morrison. AFPA Chief Executive Officer Mr Ross Hampton said the support package will go a long way to helping forest […]
Bio-energy Roadmap – Opportunity for Australia to catch up and compete with the rest of the wo…
The Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) is urging the Federal Government to commit $50 million in funding to help turbocharge the Australian Renewable Energy Agency’s (ARENA) ‘Bioenergy Roadmap’. The Roadmap will support Australia’s movement towards a renewable biofuture, creating better environmental outcomes, new innovative products, industries and jobs, and this week AFPA made its submission […]
South Australian Forest Products Association (SAFPA) begins hunt for the best lobbyist in the land
Forest industry companies which have come together to form the first stand-alone association for the sector in South Australia’s history are moving quickly to develop the model and begin making a difference for all member companies. A foundation meeting at Mt Gambier’s Commodore Hotel and via video conferencing last night brought together some twenty key […]
Government building stimulus give the chance to realise the dream of a freestanding Aussie timber ho…
The Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) has welcomed the Federal Government’s announcement of the $688 million Homebuilder Program and is calling on recipients to back their fellow Australians by ensuring their new home is built with locally grown and processed timber products. The Homebuilder program which provides up to $25,000 in grants for new homes […]
New South Wales Opposition correct to push “Buy Local Timber” message to underpin recove…
The Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) has welcomed a call from the NSW Opposition for any federal and state sponsored building stimulus packages to focus on Australian grown and processed timber products. In a statement today, the NSW Shadow Natural Resources Minister, the Hon Paul Scully called for a range of measures to support timber […]
Greens don’t like the truth about native forestry so want to lock up the government messenger
As one of the nation’s major political parties, it is enormously disappointing that the Australian Greens are attacking federal public servants for simply producing a series of information videos covering Australia’s sustainable native forestry industry. The videos, titled, ‘Australian Forestry, Planning for tomorrow, today’, are available via the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment’s […]
Master Builders’ bold action plan for CoVid-19 recovery
MEDIA RELEASE The Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) has welcomed the Master Builders Australia’s (MBA) Action Plan released today, which calls for a raft of comprehensive economic stimulus measures from all levels of government to encourage new housing construction. MBA’s Action Plan supports AFPA’s calls for new housing construction support, following dire forecasts from its […]
Forest industries’ clarion call for housing stimulus now back by HIA’s devastating lates…
The Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) has double-downed on its call for an urgent housing stimulus package with the latest Housing Industry Association (HIA) forecasting, released today, showing a devastating decline in new housing construction. HIA’s new report National and State Outlooks says, “New forecasts released today say new home building will fall by almost […]