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Reshaping forest management in Australia to provide nature-based solutions to global challenges — News

Reshaping forest management in Australia to provide nature-based solutions to global challenges

21 March 2021

A paper published on 16 March in Australian Forestry has called for the development of a new shared vision for the management of Australia’s forests.

General Biosecurity Duty introduced — News

General Biosecurity Duty introduced

02 March 2021

Following extensive industry and community consultation, the Biosecurity Act 2019 (the Act) introduces a new legal obligation in Tasmania known as the General Biosecurity Duty, or GBD. The General Biosecurity Duty came into effect on 31 March 2021.

Trees: The ultimate renewable — News

Trees: The ultimate renewable

24 February 2021

By 2050 the human population is forecast to expand from 7.5 to 9.6 billion people. We will require 70 per cent more food (United Nations), 50 per cent more fuel (International Energy Agency), and 50 per cent more water (Organization for Economic…

NSFP to increase Southwood production — News

NSFP to increase Southwood production

10 February 2021

Private Forests Tasmania welcomes the announcement by Neville Smith Forest Products to increase production at its Southwood Mill, creating a full second shift and 30 new jobs.

Evandale farm maximising productivity and custodianship through trees — News

Evandale farm maximising productivity and custodianship through trees

03 December 2020

Three generations of tree planting on Logan, a family run farm at Evandale, has delivered increased water efficiency, increased lamb survivability, and enhanced farm aesthetics.

Bushfire - why risk it? — News

Bushfire - why risk it?

19 November 2020

Tasmanians can now develop an online bushfire plan and better understand their bushfire risk using a new website as part of the Tasmanian Government’s commitment to keeping Tasmanians safe.

Planting trees helps this Coal River Valley winery maintain its sustainable farming methods — News

Planting trees helps this Coal River Valley winery maintain its sustainable farming methods

16 November 2020

Anh Nguyen is the owner and operator of Ese Vineyards, a boutique vineyard in Tasmania’s Coal River Valley. While only operating on 6.5 hectares of land, what Nguyen is trying to achieve on her small family farm is a self-supporting system that…

Tasmanian primary producers, environment and industry to benefit from trees on farms — News

Tasmanian primary producers, environment and industry to benefit from trees on farms

30 October 2020

A new brand and campaign was launched in October 2020 for Private Forests Tasmania. The Tree Alliance is aimed at raising awareness of farm forestry and the benefits of trees on farms, and to encourage and facilitate farmers to plant commercially…

Why farmers should plant trees now, and manage them for the mass timber buildings of the future — News

Why farmers should plant trees now, and manage them for the mass timber buildings of the future

30 October 2020

Michael Lee from the Centre for Sustainable Architecture with Wood (CSAW) at the University of Tasmania has been working with the Tasmanian timber resource for around 25 years.

Private Forests Tasmania welcomes Molly Marshall to our team — News

Private Forests Tasmania welcomes Molly Marshall to our team

19 October 2020

Molly Marshall has recently accepted an appointment to the role of agriforester within Private Forests Tasmania.

Australia's forests and forestry glossary launched — News

Australia's forests and forestry glossary launched

30 September 2020

The Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES) has released 'Australia's forests and forestry glossary', a stand-alone publication, developed from the glossary published in Australia's State of the Forests Report…

The time to plant trees is now, global timber demand expected to quadruple by 2050 — News

The time to plant trees is now, global timber demand expected to quadruple by 2050

19 August 2020

There is a global shortage of timber, and farmers are the key to delivering the commercially viable resource of the future. In fact, the global demand for timber is expected to quadruple by 2050 (The World Bank, 2016).

Study underway to improve durability to enhance the value of plantation, regrowth and regenerated eucalyptus — News

Study underway to improve durability to enhance the value of plantation, regrowth and regenerated eucalyptus

20 June 2020

Timber durability is generally rated by its resistance to fungal decay and insect attack and is a key factor for market acceptance of new building products.

Understand how trees improve the carbon balance - carbon investing improves your ROI from trees — News

Understand how trees improve the carbon balance - carbon investing improves your ROI from trees

19 June 2020

Many private landowners have expressed a strong interest in using trees to reduce climate impacts by sequestering more carbon.

Developing glulam from fibre-managed plantation Eucalyptus nitens — News

Developing glulam from fibre-managed plantation Eucalyptus nitens

10 May 2020

Glue laminated timber, commonly known as ‘glulam’, is a highly attractive, versatile structural solution for architects and structural engineers thanks to its ability to achieve long spans and curves, without compromising strength or aesthetic…

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