AFPA will soon celebrate 10 years as the united voice of Australia’s forest products industry and is taking a look back, and forwards
RECENT RELEASES
Forest industries champion Peter Crowe receives well deserved Australia Day Honour
The Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) has congratulated the Chairman of the Softwood Working Group (SWG) Peter Crowe on being named a recipient of the Order of Australia Medal (OAM) in the Australia Day Honours for his service to the softwood plantation...
AFPA appoints Victor Violante as new Deputy Chief Executive Officer
The Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) has appointed Victor Violante to the new role of Deputy Chief Executive Officer after more than 4 years in the organisation. Mr Violante has held the position of Senior Policy Manager for the past 4 ½ years, looking...
Deb Kerr announced as inaugural Victorian Forest Products Association CEO
The Victorian Forest Products Association (VFPA) has announced the appointment of its foundation Chief Executive Officer Deb Kerr. Ms Kerr has extensive experience in the primary industries sector, having worked in various industry representative roles across the...
TFPA deeply disappointed with unsubstantiated WWF commentary
The Tasmanian Forest Products Association is deeply disappointed with unsubstantiated commentary from the WWF after throwaway comments linked deforestation to Tasmanian forestry and the ending of the Tasmanian Forest Agreement. “It is wrong to link Tasmania’s forest...
ABC SCIENCE CORRECTS ITS MISREPRESENTATION OF AUSTRALIAN REGROWTH NATIVE FORESTRY
The Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) has welcomed the finding by the ABC Audience and Consumer Affairs Department that a recently published story made a series of errors which showed Australian forestry in a negative light. The complaint to the ABC was...