Groundhog Day? PM Turnbull you forgot bioenergy again!
MEDIA RELEASE Groundhog Day? PM Turnbull you forgot bioenergy again! It’s Groundhog Day for our sustainable forest product industries. Again, the significant potential of bioenergy sourced from renewable woody biomass, including the recognition of industrial heat, is being ignored in energy policy development. Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) Mr Ross […]
Gympie Council the latest to adopt a Wood Encouragement Policy
REVISED MEDIA RELEASE Gympie Regional Council has become the second Queensland municipality in as many weeks to adopt a Wood Encouragement Policy (WEP), which aims to drive the use of timber products in local building and construction projects. The Council adopted this policy at its first meeting in 2017, and comes a week after Fraser […]
Fraser Coast Council adopts ‘Wood Encouragement’ policy
MEDIA RELEASE The Fraser Coast Council is the first council in Queensland to have a ‘Wood Encouragement’ policy (WEP). The WEP has the goal of driving construction in the region towards timber products, an outcome which is better for the environment and will benefit many local businesses. The Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Forest […]
New UN data says forest industries booming in era of bioeconomy
MEDIA RELEASE Global production of all major wood products grew for the sixth consecutive year in 2015, with increases in production volumes of up to 8 percent, according to new data published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (UN FAO). Key trends identified include: a 1000% increase over 10 years in […]
Government and plantation industry formalise koala procedures
MEDIA RELEASE The plantation industry of Victoria has welcomed the Victorian government’s announcement that it is formalising the existing procedures developed by the plantation industry to ensure best practice environmental management – including maximising the protection of the iconic koala. The arrival of koalas in blue gum plantations in Victoria is a relatively recent phenomenon. […]
Australian forestry joins battle against climate change
The Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) congratulates the Government on today’s release of the draft Carbon Farming Initiative (CFI) forest plantation methodology for public comment. Chair of AFPA Mr Greg McCormack said, “Scientists and foresters have worked closely with Federal departments to ensure that the carbon storage mathematics in this draft methodology is bulletproof. Rotational […]
Common sense on Commonwealth Procurement Rules
MEDIA RELEASE The Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) congratulates Senator Nick Xenophon and Finance Minister Senator Mathias Cormann on achieving significant improvements to the Commonwealth Procurement Rules (CPR) and gaining recognition of the significant benefits of locally produced products. Finance Minister, Senator Mathias Cormann, last night tabled improvements to the CPR that hardwires consideration by […]
AFPA backs NFF stance on 15% backpacker tax
MEDIA RELEASE The Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) backs the National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) stance on support for a 15% backpacker tax. AFPA Chief Executive Officer Mr Ross Hampton said, “AFPA supports the NFF call for Parliament to provide agricultural industries certainty by finalising a 15% backpacker tax. As an associated industry that also has […]
Real Christmas trees arrive at Australian Parliament House
MEDIA RELEASE Picture opportunity for Members and Senators with Santa and Christmas tree at the Senate Entrance Foyer between 11:30am and 12:30pm (today). The Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) and Canberra Christmas tree delivery company, “the Christmas Tree Truck” are delivering real Christmas trees to Australian Parliament House today (Tuesday), exemplifying the positive contribution forest […]
Forest industry to pay tribute to tragic loss
MEDIA RELEASE Representatives of Australia’s forest industries will observe silence to show respect for the four forestry workers who died on Saturday in South Australia’s South East. The Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) said the tribute will be observed during an all-of-industry annual dinner at Parliament House in Canberra on Wednesday evening. AFPA’s South Australian […]