FOREST THINNING CAN REDUCE BUSHFIRE RISK – ACADEMICS
Leading forest and ecosystem scientists from the University of Melbourne have backed the scientific merit of forest thinning to reduce the risk and severity of bushfires in Australia, refuting the strident activist voices demanding Australia make no change to its fuel reduction strategies in the wake of this catastrophic bushfire season. Writing in “The Conversation” […]
FORMER VICTORIAN LABOR PREMIER JOHN BRUMBY SUPPORTS NATIONAL ROYAL COMMISSION
The Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) fully supports the call by former Victorian Premier John Brumby on ABC radio this morning that a national royal commission into the current catastrophic bushfires be established. Mr Brumby was Premier of Victoria during the tragic Black Saturday bushfires in 2009 and established a state royal commission into the […]
SUPPORT WELCOME FOR FORESTRY BUSINESSES
The Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) have welcomed the announcement by the Coalition government that it will provide an initial $100 million in emergency funding to be used for grants to help support farming businesses affected by the catastrophic bushfires this summer. CEO of AFPA Ross Hampton said, “The Morrison/ McCormack Government is to be […]
SUPPORT FOR BUSHFIRE ROYAL COMMISSION
The Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) has welcomed the move by Prime Minister Scott Morrison that he will take a proposal to Cabinet to establish a royal commission into the current catastrophic bushfires. CEO of AFPA Ross Hampton said that the government has flagged that the national royal commission will look at responses of state […]
FORESTRY “HI VIZ HEROES” A VITAL PART OF REGIONAL AUSTRALIA
The Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) has paid tribute to the thousands of forestry industry workers and contractors who have been working tirelessly for months fighting fires. Chief Executive Officer of AFPA Ross Hampton said, “While we are all rightly applauding the volunteer fire fighters in the various states who are battling the flames, we […]
NORTH COAST NSW KOALAS NEED A STRONG FOREST INDUSTRY IF THEY ARE TO PROSPER
The Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) has responded to the sad news of the estimated deaths of up to 10,000 koalas in NSW by confirming regenerative forestry will continue as one of the best things that can occur to support the marsupials’ future survival. Chief Executive Officer of AFPA Ross Hampton said, “Koalas and a […]
FIRE FIGHTING ASSETS SHOULD BE FOCUSED ON SAVING LIVELIHOODS AFTER LIVES
The Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) has again commended all fire-fighting services and co-ordinators at a local, state and federal level, but with many more weeks of the fire season still to run, is appealing for a clear national consensus that the priority for deployment of resources should be to save lives first followed closely […]
HISTORIC AUSTRALIAN FOREST INDUSTRIES DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION CHARTER CONFIRMED
Forest industries across Australia have agreed on a voluntary Charter on Diversity and Inclusion that will allow organisations to further develop supportive and inclusive workplaces. “I congratulate the members of the Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) for this historic achievement. All four Chambers of AFPA unanimously agreed to passing the Charter,” said AFPA CEO, Ross […]
ABC RN PLACES REGIONAL COMMUNITIES AND BLUE-COLLAR JOBS A DISTANT SECOND
ABC Radio National this morning ran a one-sided story focused on Victoria’s forest industry. Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) Ross Hampton said, “ABC Radio National and flagship TV programs like Four Corners are continually proving that they are only for ‘some of us.’ “Primary industries have raised this anti-rural sector […]
WWF UK BUILDS NEW HEADQUARTERS WITH NATIVE FOREST TIMBERS WHILST WWF AUSTRALIA SAYS BAN NATIVE TIMBE…
WWF Australia has today released a document which undercuts years of sensible, science based advocacy by one of the world’s most respected Environmental Organisations and which will have international ramifications. The WWF Australia report, Towards Two Billion Trees, contains a recommendation that native forestry in Australia cease. The Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Forest […]