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Successful private native forest management celebrated — News

Successful private native forest management celebrated

28 November 2024

More than 60 people attended Private Forests Tasmania's native forest regrowth thinning field days in Levendale and Sassafras this week, held in partnership with Midway Tasmania.

$15 million investment in new ship loader to boost Bell Bay's forestry exports — News

$15 million investment in new ship loader to boost Bell Bay's forestry exports

25 November 2024

A new ship loader at the Port of Bell Bay is set to enhance Tasmania’s forestry export capabilities and strengthen the State’s economic infrastructure.

Standing with Tasmania's forestry industry: buy local — News

Standing with Tasmania's forestry industry: buy local

21 November 2024

Media release: Minister Eric Abetz, 11 November 2024. A recent Federal Government investigation into timber imports underlines the reality that if consumers want to be certain in buying sustainably produced wood, they should buy Australian.

TFPA: Tasmanian Freight Equalisation Scheme needs a ground-up review — News

TFPA: Tasmanian Freight Equalisation Scheme needs a ground-up review

21 November 2024

Media Release: Tasmanian Forest Products Association. A scheme to help alleviate the burden of sea freight for Tasmanian businesses should have a ground-up review and be indexed, according to the Tasmanian Forest Products Association (TFPA).

AFCA Gala Dinner celebrates industry excellence — News

AFCA Gala Dinner celebrates industry excellence

21 November 2024

Five new Hall of Fame Inductees, three Industry Champions and two Icons of forest contracting were celebrated at the Australian Forest Contracting Association Gala Dinner and Industry Excellence Awards on 14 November 2024.

Fire permits now required Statewide — News

Fire permits now required Statewide

20 November 2024

The Fire Permit Period for all of Tasmania starts 19 November 2024. From 2am Tuesday, Fire Permits will be required across the state until the end of the 2024-25 bushfire season.

Forest leaders hone skills in sustainable native regrowth management — News

Forest leaders hone skills in sustainable native regrowth management

07 November 2024

The latest batch of forest industry leaders were put to the test last week during the Forest Practices Authority's 2024 Forest Practices for Supervisors Course.

Carbon methods for native forests must be ‘nature positive’ — News

Carbon methods for native forests must be ‘nature positive’

30 October 2024

Forestry Australia is calling on the Australian Government to ensure that new ACCU Scheme carbon methods developed for managing native forests are truly ‘nature positive’, of high integrity and robustness, and will support the long-term health and…

Private Forests Tasmania marks a year of leadership and innovation — News

Private Forests Tasmania marks a year of leadership and innovation

16 October 2024

Private Forests Tasmania is pleased to present its 2023-24 Annual Report, tabled in Parliament on October 16 by Minister for Resources, Eric Abetz.

Bill passed to modernise private forestry regulations in Tasmania — News

Bill passed to modernise private forestry regulations in Tasmania

02 October 2024

New amendments reduce red tape, ensure fairer financial arrangements, and update outdated provisions to support sustainable private forestry.

Next generation increasing access to tree seedlings for timber, biodiversity purposes — News

Next generation increasing access to tree seedlings for timber, biodiversity purposes

01 October 2024

From a family-run market garden to a cutting-edge enterprise, Hills Transplants expands its offerings, making it easier for Tasmanian landowners to access custom-grown tree seedlings for timber and biodiversity purposes.

Tasmanian forests and the carbon market: Barriers and opportunities — News

Tasmanian forests and the carbon market: Barriers and opportunities

30 September 2024

This report, produced for the Tasmania Forestry Hub, provides a timely industry perspective on Tasmania’s forest carbon market; its strengths, barriers to its expansion and strategies and reforms that will help ensure the sustainable growth of…

Spring is the time for fuel reduction burning — News

Spring is the time for fuel reduction burning

05 September 2024

As forest owners, we have a valuable asset to protect. From ensuring fire breaks are cleared and maintained to conducting fuel reduction burns. When it comes to bushfire, we all have a part to play to make summer safer, and ensure our assets, homes…

Primed for Growth: A situation analysis of the Tasmanian Forest and Wood Products Sector — News

Primed for Growth: A situation analysis of the Tasmanian Forest and Wood Products Sector

04 September 2024

A report prepared by Greenwood Strategy Solutions Pty Ltd on behalf of the Tasmanian Forestry Hub finds Tasmania’s Forest and Wood products sector is primed for growth and better placed than any other Australian jurisdiction to transition to a new…

Audit requirements cut for low-risk plantation projects — News

Audit requirements cut for low-risk plantation projects

02 September 2024

The audit requirements for low-risk plantation forestry projects in the Australian Carbon Credit Unit (ACCU) Scheme have been reduced to one scheduled audit.

Guidance and support for landowners after damaging winds — News

Guidance and support for landowners after damaging winds

02 September 2024

Tasmania has been experiencing damaging gale force winds resulting in many fallen trees including damage to privately-owned plantations and native forests. Known in forestry terms as windthrow, trees are uprooted, broken, snapped and overthrown by…

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