Tag: forestry
Forestry policy a key talking point for country cabinet
MOUNT Gambier will be the site of the state opposition's first post-COVID shadow country cabinet, with South Australian Labor leader Peter Malinauksas flagging the...
$1b industry exemption appeal
THE region's $1b-plus forest products sector has urged Premier Steven Marshall to ensure the industry remains an "essential service" through any roll-out of further...
Money grows on pine trees
A PROMINENT national timber industry association has warned the region's plantation estate must grow to accommodate expansion in the processing sector.
Australian Forest Products Association...
Fire equipment theft ‘idiotic’
EXCLUSIVE REPORT
A LIMESTONE Coast police inspector has described the theft of crucial forestry water fighting equipment as "idiotic" given this week's perilous fire danger...
Forestry poised to capitalise on power push
A NEW renewable energy roadmap aimed at lowering the nation's emissions has been welcomed by the Australian Forest Products Association.
The Federal Government's bioenergy roadmap...
Forestry industry insight shared
A NEW forestry and timber career pathway program has been launched in the Limestone Coast to entice youth into the sector, with industry leaders...
Chips are down
A SLUMP in woodchip exports is driving a "worrying" downturn with reports emerging up to 100 jobs have been lost across the region's forestry...
City retail sector ‘above average’
WHILE agriculture, forestry and fishing remain the Limestone Coast's biggest employers, retail work in the Blue Lake city is booming.
Accounting for a massive 12.8pc...
Timber heritage preserved
THE Nangwarry streetscape has a new addition after a sculpture depicting the town's lifeblood - the forestry industry - was officially unveiled last week.
Created...
Penola forestry business leads way in bid to reduce fatigue
A PENOLA logging business has put itself at the forefront of health and safety following an in-depth inquiry into the way fatigue is managed...
Long-serving mill worker a cut above
IN 1968, John Gorton was Prime Minister of Australia, the Beatles were in the charts with Hey Jude and Otis Redding was Sitting on...
Debutante representative brings fresh Legislative Council focus on regions
IN the wake of Clare Scriven's election to State Parliament, the Labor representative pledged a renewed focus on regional South Australia with a spotlight...