Union fears timber industry privatisation threat
Unions have warned the future of Western Australia's timber industry could be at risk because of plans to privatise part of the Forest Products Commission (FPC).
View ArticleFPC to honour contracts despite unclear future
The Forest Products Commission (FPC) says it will honour its current contracts, despite doubt surrounding the future of its tree planting projects.
View ArticleForestry exports down as woodchip demand slumps
The failure of managed investment schemes, along with the global financial crisis and a housing industry downturn, have led to big falls in Australia's forestry products exports.
View ArticleFPC woes no surprise to forest federation
The Western Australian Forest Industries Federation says it is disappointed, but not surprised, a buyer could not be found for parts of the Forest Products Commission (FPC).
View ArticleForest federation rejects call for investment schemes review
The Forest Industries Federation says calls for a review of forestry managed investment schemes (MIS) are unwarranted.
View ArticleJobs slashed at Forest Products Commission
The State Government has announced a major overhaul of the Forest Products Commission in a bid to save the struggling organisation.
View ArticleTough year on the land hits Albany port earnings
The 2009-10 financial year was a tough one for the Albany Port on WA's south coast.
View ArticleWoodchip trade starting to pick up
The woodchip trade to Japan is increasing again from WA's south coast port of Albany.
View ArticleBlack Tree promises local forestry jobs
The chairman of a company looking to restore and retain two failed forestry schemes in south-west Western Australia says it would source workers locally.
View ArticlePlantation scheme vote tipped to be close
A group representing investors tied up in failed timber investment schemes says a vote on whether to revive two plantation projects in south-west Western Australia will come down to the wire.
View ArticleGunns closure prompts new support centre
Workers and local business people affected by the planned closure of Gunns Limited's forestry operations in south-west Western Australia will be able to obtain information and advice from a newly...
View ArticleRedman holds Gunns sale meetings
Western Australian Forestry Minister Terry Redman says he has held a series of meetings with interested parties to discuss the sale of Gunns Limited's timber operations in the south-west.
View ArticleFailure of MIS hits WA seedling industry hard
The failure of two management investment schemes last year is having major ramifications on WA's seedling industry. Last year MIS pulp wood producers, Great Southern and Timber Corp went under, along...
View ArticleUnion says legislation stopping illegal timber imports will save thousands of...
Timber importers are supporting proposed new laws that restrict the importation of illegally logged timber into Australia.
View ArticleTimber industry queries how illegal products will be detected
Representatives from Australia's timber industry are concerned about how proposed new legislation against illegal wood product imports will be policed.
View ArticlePlantations sale offers forest sector hope
A forestry analyst says the recent sale of WA timber plantations tied up in the collapse of Great Southern Limited could provide greater longevity for the local industry, depending on how the land is...
View ArticleAlliance questions FPC accounting
The Western Australian Forest Alliance has accused the Forest Products Commission (FPC) of of disguising its financial losses from the native forest logging industry.
View ArticleEnvironment groups claim forest figures are 'creative accounting'
Environment groups have accused the state government's Forest Product Commission (FPC) of releasing misleading figures to disguise what they say is an unsustainable native forest industry.
View ArticleSawlog supply assurances offered
A potential buyer for the former Gunns' timber mill and processing operation in Manjimup says it is happy with Western Australian Government assurances of sawlog supply and quality.
View ArticleGreen group attacks Dryandra logging
Conservationists say the Western Australian Government's plan to continue logging a remnant piece of woodland in the wheatbelt is not worth the damage it will cause.
View ArticleWoodchip take from Karri forest increased
Environmental groups have attacked a decision to increase woodchip production from the state's Karri forests.
View ArticleMarmion mum on sawlog harvesting levels
The Minister for the Environment, Bill Marmion, has refused to be drawn on how many native sawlogs should be harvested under a new forest management plan.
View ArticleFears ancient timber sold for firewood
The WA Forest Alliance says the State Government needs to urgently update its forest policy as it allows the sale of ancient trees for $9 a tonne.
View ArticleCarbon capture firm looks to boost planting
A Perth-based carbon capture company is expecting to plant 10,000 hectares of mallee trees in Western Australia's wheatbelt by the end of the year.
View ArticleAlbany biomass pellet plant winds up
The last shipment of biomass fuel pellets produced from WA bluegum will leave the state's south coast port of Albany this week.
View ArticleFunding welcomed for south coast Natural Resource Management
Recently the Federal Government announced successful submissions for the country's biodiversity funds and WA's south coastal region fared very well.
View ArticleExtinction from forest logging touted as a myth, according to 40 year...
Let's turn our attention to what seems to be "a native forest myth."
View ArticleConservationists slam logging of 600-year-old trees
A conservation group is calling on the State Government to change the criteria for classifying old growth forest after it found karri trees up to 600 years old are being wood-chipped.
View ArticleWA forester takes national award
For the first time, a Western Australian farm forester has won a big national forestry award.
View ArticleWA forester takes off national forestry award
For the first time a West Australian farm forester has won a big national forestry award.
View ArticleExpert calls for no further logging limits
A forest industry expert says there will be major ramifications if logging areas are restricted further but conservationists say WA could cash in on carbon credits if native logging is banned.
View ArticleFears forestry industry yet to feel full impact of Gunns collapse
A forestry expert says the industry is experiencing significant struggles but is yet to experience the full effect from the collapse of Gunns Timber.
View ArticleCalls to aid struggling forestry industry rejected
The State Government has rejected calls for it to play a greater role in stimulating the struggling forestry industry, a position which has drawn strong criticism from the Opposition.
View ArticleForestry expert calls for timber industry strategy
A forest industry expert has urged the WA Government to develop a meaningful timber industry strategy to help struggling forestry companies.
View ArticleAuditor General critical of forestry management
The Auditor General has issued a scathing report which highlights a lack of transparency and accountability in the management of the state's forests.
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