We are committed to creating greater public and political awareness of the forest and timber industries, and are proud of our position as a powerful voice on political, technical, market development, industrial and environmental issues in helping key stakeholders understand the valuable economic and environmental contribution our industry makes make to Queensland.

As the united voice for the industry, Timber Queensland undertakes a range of activities to ensure our message is clear and provides a sound basis for better decision making and public understanding of the benefits of a strong forest and timber industry. These activities include:

• submissions to Governments and Departments on policy and regulatory matters

• direct representations and meetings with politicians, policy makers and community groups

• representation on government and private sector advisory groups, panels and technical committees

• working with allied organisations on common issues including with the building and construction industry

• developing policies and projects for future growth (e.g. Timber Queensland election policy platform 2024)

• hosting the Parliamentary Friends of the Queensland Forest and Timber Industry network

• media activities across all platforms

• stakeholder education events, seminars and webinars

• applied research and development with universities, governments and other research providers

• our biennial conference and symposiums on key topics