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Timber Queensland launches online training resource to help industry navigate compliance with native forestry obligations
With operations on crown-owned Queensland native forestry subject to understandably complex regulatory obligations, Timber Queensland has released an online resource with a suite of easy-to-follow tools to help operators and permit holders safely and effectively navigate compliance. Read more
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Landmark commitment at COP28 for using more wood to fight climate change
The Australian Government, along with 16 other countries including the United States, the UK, France and Japan, has committed to increasing the use of wood in the built environment by 2030 as part of a new Greening Construction with Sustainable Wood initiative. Read more.
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Queensland's Parliamentary Friends of the Forest and Timber Industry network showcase a sustainable festive spirit
The carbon and biophilic benefits of providing a fresh pine Christmas tree for the Queensland Parliamentary Annexe has been enhanced this festive season with Queensland’s Parliamentary Friends of the Forest and Timber Industry network recognising the use of sustainable decorations made from renewable materials. Read more.
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“Grow Your Own” timber workforce planning program for Wide Bay
Addressing the need to attract and retain workers in the Wide Bay region, Timber Queensland is partnering with Jobs Queensland to develop a workforce plan and action-based initiatives for the forest and timber industry through a new state government funded ‘Grow Your Own’ program. Read more
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Queensland industry welcomes common sense change for plantation forestry carbon farming
Queensland’s forest and timber industry has welcomed the announcement today by the Albanese Government to remove the water rule barrier in the Emissions Reduction Fund. Timber Queensland CEO Mick Stephens said that the lifting of this unnecessary barrier will help to promote new plantations on farms in Queensland for multiple benefits. Read more
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Study finds state forests deliver better long-term social outcomes than national parks in South & Central Queensland
The peak state body for the forest and timber industry in Queensland has welcomed a landmark study into the long-term benefits from state forests in South and Central Queensland as compared to if they were managed as national parks. Read more