Tag: australian forest products association
Campaign drives timber support
A REGIONAL timber processor has thrown its support behind a national campaign urging people to purchase Australian made timber to support the sector through...
Forest industry not ‘swept up’ in border restriction
THE forestry industry has welcomed news its operations will not be swept up in updated border restriction rules implemented earlier this week.
While these new...
Motion gains traction
THE State Labor Party will seek support for the establishment of an inquiry into log exports and the domestic supply to regional processors in...
Forest workers urged to raise alarm
THE nation's peak forest products industry group has called on regional workers to raise the alarm with authorities if they believe workplace safety is...
$20m for forest plan
THE Federal Government's $20m funding commitment to underpin the initial implementation of a National Forest Industries Plan is a great start to addressing Australia's forest industry requirements, according to the Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA).[…]
Forum backs Bell
INDEPENDENT Member for Mount Gambier Troy Bell has topped the Australian Forest Products Association's (AFPA) candidate forum poll, with an overwhelming 56pc of respondents...
Biomass vision central to policy
MEMBER for Mount Gambier Troy Bell will demand the establishment of a $20m biomass facility development fund as a non-negotiable condition of support if...
Forest association supported
LIBERAL candidate for Mount Gambier Craig Marsh has welcomed the forestry industry's $77m Ask of Government document while announcing the party will release a...
Bell leads poll
VOTER polling has put Independent Member for Mount Gambier Troy Bell ahead of Liberal candidate Craig Marsh in the battle for the city's state...
Timber investment
SOUTH Australian political parties and their candidates were yesterday urged to adopt a 10-point, $77m plan to double the economic value of timber manufacturing...
Biomass the future for forestry industry
BIOMASS technology could be the most viable solution for the region's timber processors as surging electricity prices and volatile energy security continue to plague...