Vic opposition exposes Dan’s sham forestry plan
The Victorian Opposition has highlighted Premier Dan Andrews’ sham forestry plan and exposed the so-called “transition to plantations” as just Government spin. The Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) Ross Hampton commended Member for Eastern Victoria Melina Bath for uncovering that, almost a year after promising to “transition the industry to […]
Academic author of flawed bushfire report outed as Bob Brown Foundation campaigner
An academic forced to retract a scientific paper she co-authored after significant errors were exposed, Dr Jennifer Sanger, has now been revealed as a campaigner for the Bob Brown Foundation. The report has been condemned by the Australian Senate as “bodgy”.* In an opinion piece published in The Conversation, Dr Jennifer Sanger is disclosed as “working […]
AFPA welcomes the Victorian Forest Products Association
The newly formed Victorian Forest Products Association (VFPA) has today announced 23 foundation members and elected its Interim Governing Council. The new Association will span Victoria’s forest industry value chain including plantations, native forestry operators, sawmills and pulp and paper making. The eight members of the Interim Governing Council are: Sarah Harvie: Opal […]
The evidence is in – Forestry has no impact on fire severity
While anti forestry industry activists continue to support a retracted*, error laden, so called scientific report claiming fires are more severe in areas harvested for forestry, that support flies in the face of a large body of evidence.** The Chief Executive of the Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) Ross Hampton said, “You don’t have to […]
Australian Senate condemns “Bodgy” bushfire research
In a major embarrassment for anti-native forestry industry activists, the Australian Senate has joined the growing list of those condemning the “bodgy” research which wrongly linked forestry to bushfires. The motion to condemn the error-ridden research and the way it has been misused by the Greens and activists to attack sustainable forestry, was moved by […]
Forest industries welcome opening of $40m Federal Forestry Recovery Development Fund
The Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) has welcomed today’s announcement that fire-impacted forest industries can apply to the Federal Government’s $40 million Forestry Recovery Development Fund from tomorrow. AFPA Chief Executive Officer Mr Ross Hampton said, “This support package will provide major relief to the forest product industries in NSW, Victoria and South Australia devastated […]
Fake bushfire research thrown out by independent journal
In a major blow for activists campaigning against Australia’s sustainably managed native forest industries, a widely disseminated research paper falsely linking the activity to bushfires has been rejected. The research paper; Propensities of Old Growth, Mature and Regrowth Wet Eucalypt Forest, and Eucalyptus Nitens Plantation, to Burn during Wildfire and Suffer Fire-Induced Crown Death, Winoto-Lewin, […]
Australia’s young pulp and paper researchers encouraged to get entries in for international ex…
The Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) is calling on young Australian researchers working in forest sciences focussed on the pulp and paper sector, to nominate for the 3rd Blue Sky Young Researchers Innovation Award. Introduced in 2016 and held every two years the award recognises excellence in forest research from around the world. From the global entries […]
NSW Government announces faster ever post bushfire plantation replanting mission
The Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) has commended the NSW Deputy Premier John Barilaro and the Berejikilian government for fast-tracking the replanting of the state’s softwood plantation areas, which were destroyed during the Black Summer Bushfires. Softwood plantations in NSW suffered massive damage during the fires. Around 35,000 ha of state owned, and 10,000 ha […]
Bob Brown legal action a callous attack on Tas timber workers
The Bob Brown Foundation’s legal action against Tasmania’s sustainable forest industries is just the latest callous attack on forestry workers from the extremist activist group and threatens vital regional jobs in an essential industry at a time when Australia can least afford it, AFPA CEO Mr Ross Hampton said today. “Vexatious litigation is just one […]