| Date |
Story |
| 21 Dec 2005 | NAFI’s Deputy CEO awarded prestigious Russel Grimwade Prize
NAFI's Deputy CEO has been awarded the Russel Grimwade Prize by the FWPRDC |
| 14 Dec 2005 | Tasmanian Government supports homebuyers and the timber industry
The Tasmanian Government is the third State to reject the 5-star rating system for building construction which discriminates against the use of timber |
| 12 Dec 2005 | Plantation growers have limited access to land
Changes in farming are the major cause behind the recent rise in the price of farming land - not tree plantations |
| 08 Dec 2005 | Plantation forestry – a strong regional contributor
1.7 million hectares of timber plantations are providing new employment opportunities with over $3 billion worth of capital investment planned for new timber processing capacity |
| 07 Dec 2005 | Plantations add to rural economic and social development
Joint story from TPA and TIMA - The many positive economic and social benefits associated with the investment in timber plantations |
| 07 Dec 2005 | Australian timber to be used throughout new National Portrait Gallery
Winning design of new National Portrait Gallery incorporates the extensive use of Australian native timbers |
| 04 Dec 2005 | NAFI to promote Indigenous employment in the forest industries of south eastern Australia
Indigenous Employment Forestry Liaison Officer travels throughout the South East of NSW and Northern Gippsland to promote Indigenous employment in the forest industries
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| 02 Dec 2005 | NAFI welcomes new President
Dr Douglas Head has been elected NAFI's new President |
| 02 Dec 2005 | Environment Minister backs timber as environmentally friendly and energy efficient building product
Senator the Hon Ian Campbell, Minister for the Environment and Heritage has pledged his support for the Australian timber industry in its opposition to the recently approved 5-star energy efficiency rating system |
| 01 Dec 2005 | ALP turns over new leaf on forest industries
Mr Martin Ferguson AM, MP, Opposition Spokesperson for forestry, has outlined the Australian Labor Party’s perspective on national forestry issues |
| 30 Nov 2005 | International contribution to forestry formally recognised
FWPRDC's Dr Glen Kile wins Commonwealth Foresters Association South East Asia and Pacific Region Medal for Excellence |
| 28 Nov 2005 | NAFI sponsors outstanding publication on forestry issues
A new book, In the Living Forest, is a wide-ranging exploration of the issues that face Australian forestry in the 21st century |
| 28 Nov 2005 | Industry comes to Canberra for NAFI Workshop
Australian Forest industry converges in Canberra to address key issues and celebrate NAFI’s 20th Anniversary |
| 27 Nov 2005 | NAFI to promote Indigenous employment in Victorian forest industries
NAFI’s Indigenous Employment Forestry Liaison Officer visits Victoria to promote Indigenous employment in the forest industries |
| 21 Nov 2005 | NAFI disappointed with negative response by TAC to increasing Indigenous employment opportunities
NAFI is disappointed with the reaction to increasing Indigenous employment opportunities expressed by the Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre |
| 20 Nov 2005 | Indigenous employment liaison officer visits Tasmanian forest industry
NAFI’s Indigenous employment liaison officer will meet with key industry stakeholders on how they can improve opportunities for employment, training and career development for Indigenous people in the forestry industry |
| 17 Nov 2005 | Industries unite against proposed increases to trucking costs
Heads of industries meet in Hobart to discuss their concerns over proposed government transport charge increases |
| 16 Nov 2005 | Australia’s paper consumption rises, reinforcing the importance of plantation timber
As Australia's consumption of paper has risen by 25% in 4 years, a better tax system for plantation investment is needed |
| 16 Nov 2005 | Timber imports rise while domestic resource availability falls
ABARE Statistics on the Australian forest and wood products industry show a trend of increasing dependence on timber imports |
| 15 Nov 2005 | Governments fail to consult on revised Tasmanian forest policy
NAFI supports the Tasmanian forest industry's concerns over implementation of the Tasmanian Community Forest Agreement |
| 09 Nov 2005 | Study shows plantations can lead to stable economic and social growth
Tree Plantations Australia has welcomed the results of research done for the FWPRDC by the BRS into plantation establishment |
| 09 Nov 2005 | Forestry is growing our regional communities
NAFI has welcomed the results of research into the social impacts of plantation forestry released at the ALGA General Assembly |
| 02 Nov 2005 | Discovering the good oil on Sandalwood
A young scientist from WA has been recognised for work on Indian Sandalwood
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| 31 Oct 2005 | Nobody does it better - AFS is the best
NAFI calls on Green groups to tell the public where better managed forests can be found than those certified by the AFS |
| 28 Oct 2005 | Greens misinformation won’t stop world’s best practice environmental forestry standards
NAFI has denounced calls by Green groups that Standards Australia reject a world’s best practice environmental forestry standard |
| 25 Oct 2005 | Productivity Commission reveals flaws in energy rating system
NAFI has welcomed the Productivity Commission’s findings on proposed 5-star energy efficiency ratings in building design and construction, tabled in Federal Parliament last week |
| 18 Oct 2005 | NTC proposals significantly increase trucking costs
The NTC's proposed changes to registration fees and fuel excise for heavy vehicle road transport has met harsh criticism from industry associations, including NAFI |
| 14 Oct 2005 | Government support for Tasmanian forest industries welcomed
The announcement that applications for funding can now be made to support Tasmanian timber businesses has been welcomed by NAFI |
| 12 Oct 2005 | Building partnerships and opportunities with Indigenous communities
NAFI appoints Mr Ian Martin as new National Indigenous Forestry Liaison Officer |
| 11 Oct 2005 | Forestry and new technology a winning combination
GSP has received an award for its computerised forestry management system (ForMS) |
| 10 Oct 2005 | The big wheels must keep turning
Industry leaders meet at Parliament House to discuss their concerns over proposed federal government transport cost increases |
| 26 Sep 2005 | NAFI calls for a National Vegetation Initiative
NAFI calls on the Federal Government to introduce a National Vegetation Initiative to address the cost of foregone farm production to control restrictive State vegetation management regimes |
| 22 Sep 2005 | Changes to rural communities
Changes to Australia’s rural communities due to long-term economic trends, not plantation establishment |
| 20 Sep 2005 | Net environment gains forfeited to native vegetation legislation
Native vegetation laws are hindering the establishment of tree plantations on private land and reducing 'net gain' for the environment |
| 20 Sep 2005 | Native vegetation regulations damage environmental outcomes
An ABARE Economics report has shown native vegetation laws are actually reducing active management of private-land |
| 19 Sep 2005 | NAFI to promote indigenous employment in the forestry industry
NAFI receives Federal Government funding of $230,000 to employ a National Indigenous Employment Forestry Liaison Officer |
| 12 Sep 2005 | Japanese Gov’t to reject non-certified timber products
The Japanese government will implement a policy to prevent the government purchase and use of wood materials harvested illegally |
| 12 Sep 2005 | New industry training package
Details of a new national training package for the Australian timber and timber products industry are closer with only final approval steps to be taken |
| 09 Sep 2005 | Wage subsidies for employers of Indigenous staff
Employers who take on Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander job seekers may be eligible for a wage subsidy |
| 29 Aug 2005 | Industry representative addresses forest contractors’ conference
NAFI's CEO addressed the Australian Forest Contractors Association (AFCA) Conference in Launceston |
| 26 Aug 2005 | Industry welcomes funding for future national forestry industry skills audit
Australian Government funding of $165,000 has been allocated to a future skills audit of the forest industries |
| 25 Aug 2005 | Plantation resources a strong option for supplying growing domestic and international markets
With growing domestic and international consumption of timber products, Australian tree plantations will become a major supplier of timber products |
| 24 Aug 2005 | Global responsibility in providing our own high-quality products
Continuous opposition to forestry activities is dramatically reducing the capacity for Australia to satisfy its own demand for high-quality timber products, increasing our reliance on imports |
| 24 Aug 2005 | Australia’s growing dependence on plantation timber
Recent comments and concerns over the increase in Australia’s plantation estates fail to recognise the importance of Australia’s plantation sector |
| 23 Aug 2005 | More wood products from Australian Forests
International recognition demonstrates the necessity for Australia to use more of its own timber and timber products in order to take pressure off imports, which are potentially sourced illegally |
| 16 Aug 2005 | Greens encourage illegal logging
Australia has the ability to be self sufficient in its use of forest products and there is no need to import potentially illegal timber products |
| 15 Aug 2005 | Advisory panel brings knowledge and experience to important task
Members of the Tasmanian Forest Industry Development Programme have been announced |
| 12 Aug 2005 | Green missions of misinformation
Green protests in Japan will cause the future loss of at least 400 jobs in the
Tasmanian forestry industry |
| 31 Jul 2005 | Bob Carr leaves difficult legacy for park management
A letter supporting journalist Michael Duffy's article Carr's Green Legacy is a Black Mark |
| 29 Jul 2005 | National Tree Day important for the environment
Tree Plantations Australia (TPA) applauds the efforts of Planet Ark in again organising this year’s National Tree Day, when over 250,000 volunteers will plant 1 million trees |
| 27 Jul 2005 | As parks grow active management declines
A NSW Parks and Wildlife Service report has indicated that forest management in State parks is inadequate |
| 19 Jul 2005 | Growth stress can cost mills a million
New information on the costs of log-splitting due to growth stress |
| 13 Jul 2005 | Pulp mill essential
A new pulp mill for Tasmania will be essential for economy, says a leading economics group |
| 08 Jul 2005 | Anderson hits out at land clearing laws
Former Deputy PM John Anderson has hit out at land clearing laws which are holding back farmers. His comments were printed in the Australian Financial Review |
| 05 Jul 2005 | Our regulated forestry practices are fair and reasonable
A letter in reply to an article in the Canberra Times on the Gunns Ltd court case |
| 30 Jun 2005 | No future over-supply of plantation hardwood
Tree Plantations Australia's response to the article: Hardwood a saw point in the Australian Financial Review, 30 June |
| 29 Jun 2005 | Last ancient stands of Tasmanian old growth held in reserves
Greenpeace and the Wilderness Society have forgotten that 1 million of the total 1.2 million hectares of old growth forests in Tasmania are in reserves |
| 23 Jun 2005 | Forestry farewells a true supporter
The recent announcement that the Deputy PM will be retiring from his leadership role is a sorry loss to Australian politics and rural industries |
| 20 Jun 2005 | Five questions to ask protesters in NSW State forests
NAFI asks: Why protest when 90% of the Southern RFA forests are contained within the formal and informal reserve system? |
| 20 Jun 2005 | Protesters: no concept of balance
Protesters in the Wandella State forest on the NSW Sth Coast continue to demonstrated that they have no concept of balance |
| 17 Jun 2005 | Protesters grasping at straws
Protesters have attempted to disrupt legitimate forestry operations in the Wandella State forests on the NSW South Coast |
| 08 Jun 2005 | Renewable energy funding
Federal Industry Minister Ian Macfarlane’s announcement that a $100 million fund will be in place to support cutting-edge renewable energy technology development has been welcomed by the National Association of Forest Industries |
| 06 Jun 2005 | COAG climate change decision welcomed
Results of the COAG 2005 meeting have been welcomed by the National Association of Forest Industries |
| 03 Jun 2005 | World Environment Day - Australian plantations contributing to global environmental effort
Tree plantations Australia (TPA) sees World Environment Day as an opportunity to showcase the environmental benefits of timber plantations |
| 27 May 2005 | 1080 okay by the APVMA
An APVMA review has found that the continued use of 1080 is safe for the environment |
| 27 May 2005 | Aerial spraying: safety through regulation
Aerial spraying is a heavily regulated industry where pilots are extensively trained |
| 26 May 2005 | Balancing Act Report - unbalanced view of forestry
The CSIRO report, Balancing Act - A triple bottom line analysis of the Australian economy, is important but has unfairly treated forestry |
| 18 May 2005 | VicForests working against the grain
The National Association of Forest Industries has voiced its concern over VicForests’ intention to hit Victoria’s timber industry with higher log prices of between 12.4 % and 22.4% starting from July 1 this year |
| 16 May 2005 | NAFI will work through Tasmanian Forest Policy
The National Association of Forest industries (NAFI)will work with key industry
players to resolve the main points of concern in the recently announced Tasmanian
forest policy |
| 13 May 2005 | Tasmanian forest policy falls well short of election commitments
While the new Tasmanian forest policy released today by the Prime Minister and the Tasmanian Premier has met a number of the election commitments - including the reservation of 1 million hectares of old growth forests - it falls far below the original promises to industry. |
| 11 May 2005 | Forest industry welcomes continuation of the prepayment rule in plantation forestry
NAFI and TPA have welcomed the two year extension of the 12-month rule in the Federal Budget |
| 07 May 2005 | Atrazine: necessary and safe
A letter from the CEO of NAFI, defending the justified use of safe chemicals in Australian forestry |
| 04 May 2005 | The real 'Spin Doctor'
A letter from the CEO of NAFI in reply to the misinformation in a letter to the SMH by Dr Frank Nicklason |
| 03 May 2005 | Working group will answer water questions
A group of plantation industry and water experts have come together to help develop a nationally consistent approach on water use by plantations |
| 03 May 2005 | Exports to tsunami affected regions
Australia’s leading timber companies are playing their part in assisting the rebuilding process |
| 03 May 2005 | Plantation inventory reveals an increase in National plantation area
The area of hardwood plantation timber in Australia grew in 2004 |
| 28 Apr 2005 | Recherche Bay damaged by those who wanted to protect it
Protesters may have trampled gardens planted by French visitors over 200 years ago – embarrassingly flattening what were arguably the only real remnants of the visit |
| 26 Apr 2005 | Federal government assists WA forestry industry to deal with skills shortages
A new training centre for WA has been given $1.4 million by the Federal government to help combat skills shortages |
| 21 Apr 2005 | Job opportunity: Policy Adviser
The National Association of Forest Industries is looking for a Policy adviser |
| 21 Apr 2005 | Tree Plantation Industry committed to national water issues
Plantation Water Roundtable demonstrates how industry can advance water quality, water yield, investment and significant creation of jobs in rural and regional areas |
| 20 Apr 2005 | Plantation Industry and water roundtable
Tree Plantations Australia (TPA) is hosting a roundtable meeting today to discuss important issues surrounding the treatment of tree plantations within the National Water Initiative |
| 19 Apr 2005 | Young achievement awards for science and innovation
Young achievers are encouraged to apply for the chance to be awarded cash grants in recognition of innovation in their industry |
| 15 Apr 2005 | Popular Timber Manuals
NAFI ’s immensely popular Timber Manual has been revised for the internet |
| 13 Apr 2005 | Wood powered motorcars
A CSIRO analyst has told the ABC that wood could replace fossil fuels in powering vehicles and industry within 50 years |
| 13 Apr 2005 | Funding cap will promote ground work not bureaucracy
Senator caps funding to environmental groups to $10,000 to more fairly spread funds and reduce bureaucracy in conservation |
| 12 Apr 2005 | Albanese claims union co-authored report
The CFMEU strongly denies it took any part in writing a Labour party document criticising woodchip exports |
| 11 Apr 2005 | European Paper Production increases in 2004
Statistics indicate that CEPI countries increased their production in 2004 by over 4% compared to 2003 |
| 06 Apr 2005 | Victorian forest industry deal
The Victorian forest industry has won concessions in new system which was proposed by VicForests affecting the pricing and allocation of the state’s timber resources |
| 04 Apr 2005 | Hazard reduction key to bushfire prevention
NAFI shows support for Western Australian Government's decision about bushfire fuel reduction |
| 01 Apr 2005 | South-West railway survival depends on mill
WAPRES has found it was no longer economical for them to continue supporting the rail line to Bunbury |
| 01 Apr 2005 | Queensland’s Western Hardwood update
The Beattie Government has agreed to test saw mill owner interest in voluntary buy-out options to enable the industry to become totally plantation based |
| 31 Mar 2005 | PEFC tops 100 million hectares worldwide
Canada’s National Sustainable Forest Management Program gains endorsement by PEFC |
| 30 Mar 2005 | Insurance critical for unexpected rainy days
Cyclone Ingrid reminds the forest industry about the importance of insurance |
| 30 Mar 2005 | World Forestry Day Awards
The annual World Forestry Day Award has gone to Tasmanian Maurice Bloom |
| 30 Mar 2005 | 1080 undesirable but only effective measure
1080 poison has been discussed in a parliamentary committee |
| 23 Mar 2005 | Letter: CEO of the National Association of Forest Industries
A letter from the CEO of the National Association of Forest Industries in reply to an article in the Australian by Gavan McFadzean |
| 23 Mar 2005 | Letter: CEO of Tree Plantations Australia
A letter from the CEO of Tree Planttaions Australia in reply to an article in the Australian by Gavan McFadzean |
| 22 Mar 2005 | ABC continues denial of program bias
The ABC has refused to make any notification to its viewers of the finding that a Four Corners episode covering the Tasmanian forestry was biased against the industry |
| 22 Mar 2005 | World Forestry Day 2005
Senator Ian Macdonald has said on World Forestry Day that our nation's approach to forest management was first class |
| 22 Mar 2005 | Our land of sweeping plains - mapped and on-line
New web site to see latest information on Australia's diverse forest and vegetation resources launched |
| 22 Mar 2005 | Native forestry for a sustainable future
Victorian forest industry leader and sustainability expert Tricia Caswell says we should strive to reduce our dependency on non-renewable resources, in favour of sustainable products such as wood |
| 22 Mar 2005 | Timber companies extend a branch to Victoria's koalas
A forestry Industry-funded research project will investigate how local Western Victorian koalas use Blue Gum plantations |
| 21 Mar 2005 | World-class Achievements in Sustainable Forest Management
NAFI celebrates World Forestry Day with the release of a publication recognising Australian achievements Sustainable Forest Management |
| 18 Mar 2005 | Industry Responds To Chemical Treatment Findings
A3P welcomed the findings that found no evidence that copper chrome arsenate (CCA) treated timber posed an unacceptable risk to human health |
| 18 Mar 2005 | Tiwi forests face felling
Southern Plantations has offered $50m to takeover Sylvatech’s large-scale forestry operations on the Tiwi Islands |
| 17 Mar 2005 | Some uses of CCA timber treatments to be phased out
The APVMA is moving to phase out uses of copper chrome arsenate (CCA) timber treatments that it cannot be confident are safe |
| 17 Mar 2005 | Rent a crowd
An letter from the Brigalow Belt South Bioregion discussing issues faced by timber reliant communities in the region |
| 15 Mar 2005 | Some uses of CCA timber treatments to be phased out
The APVMA is moving to phase out uses of copper chrome arsenate (CCA) timber treatments that it cannot be confident are safe |
| 14 Mar 2005 | St Helens water gets the all-clear
No man-made chemical of any sort found in George River catchment at St Helens |
| 11 Mar 2005 | Environmental certification
Albany Plantation Forest Company of Australia has received FSC certification |
| 06 Mar 2005 | Union Calls on Sawmillers to Ban Log Exports
No one should be exporting valuable resource overseas when it can be value added in Australia |
| 27 Feb 2005 | Talking teak for our Tully
The Tully region is ideal for growing teak, a timber that has consisitently increased in value |
| 24 Feb 2005 | Gunns shows confidence in industry future
Gunns Ltd announced today that their $billion pulp mill will be built in Bell Bay, North of Launceston Tasmania |
| 23 Feb 2005 | Australian company wins further recognition for sustainability
Gunns Ltd has gained its fourth form of environmental certification; the first organisation in Australia to do so |
| 23 Feb 2005 | Tax ruling recognises private forestry roads
The ATO has redefined “a private road”, meaning the full off road diesel grant may be claimed by forest industries |
| 21 Feb 2005 | Nine arrests after protest ties up emergency services
A protest near Eden, South Eastern NSW, has wasted emergency services time and cost tax payers thousands |
| 18 Feb 2005 | High-Level Round Table to deal with water issues
On April 20, a round table meeting will be held with industry representatives, scientific advisers and federal ministers |
| 16 Feb 2005 | Trees the best solution to greenhouse gases
Nothing beats growing trees for best carbon sequestration results |
| 15 Feb 2005 | Past catches up with pine plantations
Political delays 15 years ago have left a major hole in the supply of softwood for Tasmanian sawmillers |
| 15 Feb 2005 | Kyoto protocol forgets wood
Failure to count wood a major flaw in greenhouse schemes
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| 14 Feb 2005 | Government incompetence will see logs exported and the timber industry destroyed
Mismanagement by the Bracks’ Government will see most of Victoria’s yearly quota of Ash logs exported to China for processing and Victoria’s timber industry devastated |
| 14 Feb 2005 | New report: plantations boost biodiversity and reduce greenhouse gases
Environmental research confirms tree plantations improve local biodiversity |
| 11 Feb 2005 | Pulp mill water plan
A mill emits more water than it receives. That is because the woodchips themselves are 50 per cent water. That extracted water is also recycled |
| 10 Feb 2005 | Four Corners “breached ABC Code of Practice"
Australian Broadcasting Authority has said Four Corners has breached the ABC ’s own Code of Practice |
| 07 Feb 2005 | Plantation water use in the Green Triangle
The results of 8 years of research into plantation water have been presented at a seminar in Mount Gambier |
| 07 Feb 2005 | Sustainable Sintering
new research shows the use of wood charcoal instead of coal-derived coke can make 'sintering', used in steel production |
| 07 Feb 2005 | Towards more efficient forest assessment
Results of trials on new CSIRO technology good news for forest structure assessment |
| 03 Feb 2005 | Minister talks forestry in Gunnedah
NSW Minister for Primary Industries Ian MacDonald visits Gunnaedah to discuss the future of the saw milling industry |
| 31 Jan 2005 | Beazley dumps Latham policy, promises job protection
The new leader of the Labor party has quickly moved to scrap Mark Latham's forest policy |
| 28 Jan 2005 | Pulp mill receiving good amount of feedback
The Tasmanian Government Pulp Mill Task Force has been gathering feedback on the new pulp mill |
| 26 Jan 2005 | C’mon Aussies: Support our timber industry
Senator Ian Macdonald wants Australians to show their patriotism and only buy Aussie timber |
| 25 Jan 2005 | Fuel management key to proper bushfire risk management
An inquiry into the 2002-2003 bushfire season has found that proper fuel management will reduce possibility of uncontrollable bushfires |
| 21 Jan 2005 | Water catchment integrity measures applauded
Tree Plantations Australia (TPA) has welcomed the announcement by Steven Kons,
the Tasmanian Minister for Primary industries and Water, on the action plan to assure public confidence in Tasmania’s water catchments |
| 21 Jan 2005 | $10,000 prize given for one-sided Four Corners journalism
ABC's flagship Four Corners has recieved an award despite the fact it was ruled as biased and one-sided by an independent commission |
| 20 Jan 2005 | BIS Shrapnel is pleased to announce the release of their latest multi-client study
The economic contribution of the furniture manufacturing industry in Australia is substantial |
| 14 Jan 2005 | Labor must take action on timber protests today
The Victorian Shadow Forestry Spokesman today called for the Bracks Government to remove illegal protesters in East Gippsland immediately |
| 13 Jan 2005 | New data shows forest industry is focused on value-adding
The latest economic data show that the Australian forest products industry grew by 9.3% in 2002-03, and is increasingly focussed on product value-adding |
| 13 Jan 2005 | Stockholm Treaty sets the scene for a Tasmanian pulp mill
The Stockholm Convention Australia signed in 2001 on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) is now part of Australian law |
