Extension to Tas RFA delivers 20 years of certainty for forest industries
MEDIA RELEASE Extension to Tas RFA delivers 20 years of certainty for forest industries The Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) strongly welcomes today’s announcement from Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Tasmanian Premier Will Hodgman to extend the state’s Regional Forest Agreement (RFA) for a further 20 years, providing much-needed certainty for our industry which in […]
Australian forestry’s carbon storage potential recognised
MEDIA RELEASE Australian forestry’s carbon storage potential recognised The Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) has congratulated the Federal Government for finalising the method covering new forest plantations under the Emissions Reduction Fund (ERF). Describing the development as a great outcome, AFPA CEO Ross Hampton said finalisation of the method marks the culmination of three years’ […]
Tickets SOLD OUT for forest industry’s night of nights
MEDIA RELEASE The biggest event on the forest industry calendar has sold out, with about 450 tickets purchased for AFPA’s Industry Gala Dinner to be held at the Great Hall at Parliament House on 12 September. AFPA CEO Ross Hampton described the high-profile event as a key opportunity for forest industry representatives to network and […]
WA RFA review finds environmental objectives met but industry certainly lacking
MEDIA RELEASE WA RFA review finds environmental objectives met, but industry certainty lacking An independent review of Western Australia’s Regional Forest Agreement (RFA) for the period 2009-2014 has found the agreement has delivered on key environmental objectives, but fell short in providing certainty for the state’s forest industries. The independent reviewer Graham Wilkinson found, “Commitments […]
Finalists announced for 2017 national Forest Industry Innovation Awards
MEDIA RELEASE Finalists announced for 2017 national Forest Industry Innovation Awards The Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) has announced the finalists of the 2017 national Forest Industry Innovation Awards. AFPA Chief Executive Officer Ross Hampton said he was delighted with the quality of nominations received for the prestigious inaugural awards, which will be presented at […]
SA to contribute $2 million to forest products innovation
MEDIA RELEASE South Australia to contribute $2 million to forest products innovation The Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) welcomes the South Australian Government announcement of $2 million towards a National Institute for Forest Products Innovation node in Mount Gambier. “This investment is recognition that in a carbon constrained global economy in which renewable resources are […]
Prime Minister to speak at AFPA’s Industry Gala Dinner
MEDIA RELEASE Prime Minister to speak at AFPA’s Industry Gala Dinner The Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) is extremely pleased to announce that Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull will be speaking at AFPA’s Industry Gala Dinner on Tuesday 12 September 2017 at the Great Hall in Parliament House. The Prime Minister will be delivering the keynote […]
More Leadbeater’s Possums should prompt rethink of 200m exclusion zones
MEDIA RELEASE More Leadbeater’s Possums should prompt rethink of 200m exclusion zones A report by the Victorian Government has recognised that the Leadbeater’s Possum population is likely bigger than previously thought, strengthening the case for the Government to ease its 200m Timber Harvesting Exclusion Zones and conduct a comprehensive population study of the possum. The […]
Governments waste no time in supporting innovative energy project
MEDIA RELEASE Governments waste no time in supporting innovative energy project The Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) welcomes the joint Federal and Victorian governments’ announcement of funding to support Australian Paper undertaking a full-scale feasibility study into a major waste to energy project in Victoria’s Latrobe Valley. The Federal and State governments have each committed […]
ASH agreement welcomed, but long-term certainty needed
MEDIA RELEASE The Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) welcomes the Victorian Government’s in-principle agreement with Australian Sustainable Hardwoods (ASH) shareholders to buy the Heyfield sawmill. AFPA CEO, Mr Ross Hampton, said it was good news for the Heyfield community and the Victorian hardwood industry that the mill will no longer be closing, but the region’s […]