Forest Industries Quiz

Answer - D - Yes, from the people who grow and manage trees in our forests, to those who work in sawmills and other manufacturing plants – our industries directly employ 80,000 Australians.

Answer - C - That’s a lot of money and economic contribution for the nation.

Answer - D - Yes, just 0.06 per cent and every tree harvested is replaced and regrown. Australia has the most sustainable native forest industries on earth.

Answer - C - It will quadruple! As the world moves away from harmful plastics, timber and fibre is the logical carbon friendly replacement!

Answer - B - 250,000 house-frames are the equivalent to cities the size of Newcastle (NSW) and Geelong (VIC) combined. That’s a major brake on the building economy if we don’t get those trees planted!

Answer - C - Mount Gambier in South Australia’s south-east is a huge forestry and timber processing region, critical to sustain the local population.

Answer - C - That’s a lot of local production that again supports thousands of jobs and many communities.

Answer - B - One timber framed houses takes the equivalent of 3 cars off the road for a year. Build with timber to fight climate change!

Answer - D - Yes, Australia needs 1 billion new production trees planted by 2030 to ensure we have enough timber and fibre to produce essential products like house-frames and toilet paper, in the future.

Answer - B - Australia has close to 2 million hectares of forestry plantations, but alarmingly that number is declining. It has fallen 230,000 hectares from 1.973 million hectares in 2014-15 to 1.744 million hectares in 2020-21.