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INDUSTRY NEWS LOCAL GOVERNMENT SA regional councils call for an independent inquiry on resource Concerns raw log exports are limiting supply to manufacturers LOCAL government leaders in six regional councils based in South Australia’s southeast ‘timber belt’ have called on the federal government to initiate an independent inquiry into the forest Lynette Martin… central plantation industry. aim to maintain “The central aim of the a balanced and sustainable inquiry would be to establish marketplace that and maintain a balanced and supports both sustainable marketplace that the export and domestic timber supports both the export supply chains. and domestic timber supply chains,” the Mayor of Mount Lucindale, Robe and Wattle Industry commentators strategic media relations and Gambier Lynette Martin OAM Range. say much of the industry communications plan will be said. The councils, including has been privatised and a sounding board to identify Six district council those in western Victoria, subsequently commercialised and formalise key messages. mayors have launched a have expressed concerns which they believe has “The inquiry should targeted media campaign about the future of sourcing signi cantly altered the consider all aspects of sector’s focus. – #aussietimberjobs rst – local timber for processing the industry and the vital ahead of the federal election in the region amid growing They say the export of role it plays in the national on May 18. uncertainty of domestic both raw log and chipped economy,” Lynette Martin supply. timber have reached worrying They represent the said. levels with no value adding Limestone Coast district Historically, timber “It should speci cally opportunities for local councils of Mount Gambler, processing has been a consider opportunities processing or opportunity to Grant, Kingston, Naracoorte signi cant employer in South to amend or develop grow and expand. Australia’s southeast, offering government policy that VALUE ADDING a range of job opportunities Now, with the industry at a stimulates the provision while also supporting a critical juncture, the councils OPPORTUNITIES of a sustainable domestic robust and extensive supply and industry stakeholders supply chain that will in turn ARE BEING LOST chain and in turn, contributing have formed the view strongly to local economies. that a fully integrated and Cont P 3

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From P 2 century the region has been most of South Australia’s one of the nation’s largest forest plantations have accelerate investment in been privatised. These local production and capture forestry producers and timber formerly government-owned a greater proportion of processors, providing secure the value chain within the employment and thriving plantations are not old growth Australian economy. local economies. forests; rather they were speci cally planted to sustain “The inquiry should “Unfortunately, many of Australia’s timber production also consider how the these jobs are now at risk and manufacturing industry. government’s current plan because exports of Australian to plant a billion trees to bre are limiting supply to the “Since privatisation, a ght climate change could local timber industry and the signi cant proportion of this 20% be leveraged to incentivise potential for it to grow,” the bre is being exported and domestic supply and submission asserts. the local industry is nding Off encourage greater industry it dif cult to access much of “In the last decade, collaboration.” this valuable resource.” The main thrust of the Recent gures show the Discount 1 BILLION TREE submission by the district timber production industry in * councils is a call for an PLAN COULD the Limestone Coast region available independent parliamentary ENCOURAGE contributes some $300 for AFCA inquiry into the Australian INDUSTRY million to GRP and sustains timber industry. COLLABORATION about 2500 jobs. Members! It says that for more than a • Tony Pasin’s view, Page 4

✔ Evidence of employees’ current skills and training Builders back $60m apprentice subsidy ✔ Supports WHS THE $60 million expansion of “So it’s good to see the risk management the Apprentice Wage Subsidy government building on its ✔ Supports professionalism for rural and regional Australia budget commitment to fund and safety of industry announced by the Prime 80,000 new apprenticeships Minister is strongly supported in areas of skill need such as www.fols.forestworks.com.aufols.forestworks.com.au by Master Builders Australia. Denita building and construction.” 1800 177 001 Wawn… skills “The doubling in the need. Mrs Wawn said building number of participants from and construction was the *Australian Forest Contractors around 1600 to around Denita Wawn said. nation’s second largest Association (AFCA) 3200 is good news for the “Master Builders has industry and biggest provider thousands of building and been calling on all parties of full time jobs. construction businesses at this election to commit “Our thousands of that are creating economic to measures to boost the members in rural and regional growth in rural and regional skilled workforce to ll the Australia welcome measures An industry-led program communities around secure and rewarding career that help them build business managed by ForestWorks the country,” CEO of opportunities in our industry,” success and stronger local Master Builders Australia she said. economies,” she said.

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INDUSTRY NEWS ISOUTH AUSTRLIA ‘We must do a lot more to take handbrake o timber processing’ INDUSTRY and government processing sectors,” Mr must do a lot more to take Pasin said. the handbrake off the timber “Nationally, the green processing industry, Mount triangle forms an important Gambier-based Tony Pasin, part of that industrial Liberal MP for Barker, said in effort, but at a local level, an address to parliament in to communities in the Canberra. southeast of South Australia, He said in addition to the industry plays a seminal advocating for the National role in supporting economic Forest Industries Plan to activity and jobs,” he said. include measures to expand “Indeed, it's estimated that forestry estates, urgent the local timber-processing measures were needed to industry in Mount Gambier increase access by domestic Tony Pasin... local processors pressed for more export product. alone employs more than log processors to domestic 1500 people directly and the sector will be in jeopardy.” do better than this.” log supply – “in short, Aussie many more indirectly. This logs for Aussie timber mills. He remarked: “With some Mr Pasin said the equates to around 10% of Without this, not only will of the world's best forestry processing industry in the total employment of the Australian sawmills be unable plantations, we import $2 forestry regions, such as town.” those in Barker, enjoyed to expand and thereby billion more in wood products strong prospects for growth. Mr Pasin added: “The employ more Australians but than we export. We can do “But its growth is limited economic contribution that the jobs of those already in better than this. We need to by the lack of access to this industry made in the domestic log supply – not 2016-17 nancial year in that because we don't have same community was around access to that resource but $198 million in gross regional because we are exporting product, which in itself represents around 12%. APPRENTICES & TRAINEES that resource in the form of raw logs directly to overseas “Some commenters have processors”. opined that manufacturing in He said exports in the this country is dead. That's Green Triangle last year alone simply untrue. Manufacturing totalled more than 1.7 million is thriving, as burgeoning cubic tonnes, which equated Asian markets seek more and to close to 50% of exports more of our quality food and nationally. bre. “The forest industry “Australian processed contributes a whopping timber, like Australian $22.2 billion of economic manufactured foods, is activity each year to the in strong demand. Local economy and employs more processors tell me that than 64,000 Australians they are constantly elding in the forest, logging and requests for more export product. That would mean TO BE QUITE more Aussie jobs. FRANK, THIS IS “To be quite frank, this is NOT AN not an industry we can afford to ignore nationally INDUSTRY WE or locally. Its importance CAN AFFORD cannot be overstated, TO IGNORE particularly in my home town of Mount Gambier.”

4 TIMBER & FORESTRY E-NEWS | ISSUE 557 | May 2, 2019 INDUSTRY APPOINTMENTS New appointments to enhance AFPA’s policy, political stance TWO women – an agricultural Until February 2016, she economist and an agricultural was a board member of scientist with a Master’s the Murray Darling Basin degree in land use planning – Authority working to have joined the board of the implement the Basin Plan Australian Forest Products to maximise triple bottom Association. line outcomes for regional Diana Gibbs is an communities. economist with post- She has been working graduate quali cations in with the Tumut/Tumbarumba environmental studies and based Softwoods Working is chair of the Regional Group to provide economic Development Australia Diana Gibbs Stacey Gardiner modelling supporting the Riverina committee. case for plantations growth in Stacey Gardiner, who was the capacity of the AFPA strategic planning, with that part of NSW. appointed general manager board as we move into a new clients throughout Australia, She is a graduate of the of the Australian Forest political and policy operating Africa, Asia, and the Middle Australian Rural Leadership Contractors Association environment. East. Program and in 2004 in March 2015, previously “No matter which party A partner in a mixed graduated from the Australian worked within the agricultural wins the coming federal farming enterprise in Institute of Company sector and in land use election, an ambitious southwest New South Wales, Directors course receiving an planning in the public sector. plantations growth target she is also executive director order of merit. and AFPA’s regional forest She holds a Bachelor of of Riverina Wool Growers, In her previous roles, industry hubs concept will Agricultural Science. a grower-owned company Stacey Gardiner has been continue to be rolled out. AFPA chair Greg manufacturing pure wool responsible for policy McCormack remarked: “The “All of us need to work hard fashion accessories which development and fostering appointments will enhance to maximise the opportunities are sold throughout Australia relationships with a focus on which this change will bring. and overseas under the Diana building new communities. Diana and Stacey will provide Gibbs label. ALL OF US Ms Gardiner’s previous perspectives in this space Ms Gibbs is currently using experience was at the NEED TO which will be highly valuable.” her skills and experience Victorian Farmers Federation WORK HARD Diana Gibbs is the principal in regional economics and TO MAXIMISE and she has held senior partner in a consulting community development on roles in local government OPPORTUNITY practice based on resource the Regional Development economic analyses and Australia Riverina committee. Cont P 6

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TIMBER & FORESTRY E-NEWS | ISSUE 557 | May 2, 2019 5 FEDERAL ELECTION TASMANIA 8 in 10 Braddon voters say forestry important for Tasmanian economy NEW polling shows eight movement in the 1970s and in 10 voters in the marginal 1980s. In recent years, it has Tasmanian electorate of become a marginal electorate, Braddon believe forest with the Liberal Party industries are either successfully positioning itself “important” or “very as the champion of traditional important” to the state’s industries and the jobs that economy. depended on them. The second poll in a month “Thousands of people conducted for the Australian Gavin Pearce Justine Keay Phill Parsons across Tasmania draw a living Forest Products Association from these renewable and Liberal candidate Gavin losing last year's Braddon by- shows voters overwhelmingly sustainable industries and it’s Pearce had 51% of the two- election. want political parties to back important that their futures party preferred vote and Labor in-forest industries in the Ms Keay was on 33.5% of are secured by commitments MHR Justine Keay 49%, primary votes, down from federal election (called for from federal political according to the uComms poll 37% in the by-election. May 18). parties,” AFPA CEO Ross taken on April 29 for AFPA. The Greens’ Phill Parsons Hampton said. The poll found Mr Pearce was on 6.3%, more than 50% VOTERS BACK Key poll results also showed had 38.2% of the primary ahead of the 4% the Greens A STRONG vote, which was actually polled in the by-election eight in 10 voters believe NATIVE TIMBER Australia should have a strong less than the 39.3% Liberal Braddon takes in the native timber industry to INDUSTRY candidate Brett Whiteley northwest corner of Tasmania, create quality timber products. polled against Ms Keay before covering forest and timber operations, mining towns, “This election, the 120,000 key farming regions and King Australians who work across Island. the full value chain of forest Like most of Tasmania, industries will be looking Braddon was safe Labor closely at which political country until the decline of parties offer the best plan traditional manufacturing and for their futures,” Mr the rise of the environmental Hampton said.

From P 5 Ms Gardiner believes that improved collaboration with a focus on building between all AFCA strong partnerships with stakeholders is the key to stakeholders and advocating delivering the best outcomes on behalf of members. for members, and will achieve She has an af nity the greatest impact to with regional and rural ensure the industry is safe, communities given that she creates new employment grew up in one and has an opportunities and growth into appreciation of the economic the future. contributions that rural VOTE TO SUPPORT industries provide to support Ms Gardiner’s previous communities. experience was at the FOREST INDUSTRIES Victorian Farmers Federation Find out more at growingyourfuture.com.au and she held senior roles AN AFFINITY in local government WITH REGIONAL with a focus on building AND RURAL strong partnerships with COMMUNITIES stakeholders and advocating on behalf of members.

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M AY exhibition will allow delegates will also be showcased. dinner – Melbourne, to fully understand the exciting The conference will bring Australia. Entries open 10: Silvopastoral Field developments in the Timber a more practitioner focus February 11 and close June 28. Day – 2485 Monduran Offsite Construction space. that will complement the Peoples’ Choice voting August Road, Monduran, Australia. The conference will feature World Conference on Timber 9.00am-1.00pm. Please to September. Sponsorship prominent local and global Engineering (WCTE) in 2020. come suitably dressed with options available. Contact experts, with topics exclusively Call for abstracts. Inquiries a high-vis shirt and closed in 0420 232 253 or email inbox@ devoted to timber and mass to conference secretariat, footwear as you will be in an timberdesignawards.com.au wood building construction. School of Civil Engineering, active operation. For further It will be the only event that The University of Queensland. 26: 2019 Timber Queensland information contact John will enable delegates to Tel: +61 7 344 31360. Email: Industry Gala Evening McNamara at Parkside Timber appreciate the world-wide [email protected] Visit (Casino Night) – The on 0418 719 113 or Sean transformation that is taking www.civil.uq.edu.au/ptec-2019 Tote Room, Eagle Farm Ryan (PFSQ) on 0428 457 place and how building costs Racecourse, Ascot, QLD 322. Bronwyn Lloyd can be are being lowered. At the 22-23: 2019 DANA Australian Australia. 6:30pm. Hosted contacted on (07) 5483 6535. Frame Australia exhibition, Forest Industry Conference by TABMA Queensland. For JUNE booth sizes will be larger at no and Field Trip – Pullman extra cost, with booths two to King Georges Square, bookings contact (07) 3456 16-21: 2019 DANA Ecuador three times the previous floor Brisbane, Australia. To 7065. Mob: 0418 449 031. Forestry and Agri-/Aqua- area without any change in include one and a half day Email: [email protected] business Investment Tour pricing from 2018. Visit www. conference on Monday tabma.com.au – Ecuador. This event will frameaustralia.com July 22 and the morning of Visit: www.tabma.com.au introduce potential investors JULY Tuesday July 23 with 20 NOVEMBER to the forestry and agri- and international and Australasian aqua- business; as well as 10-12: 5th Paci c Timber speakers confirmed, to 1: Green Triangle Timber the commercial, financial, Engineering Conference be followed by half day Industry Awards 2019 – Mt political, and economical (PTEC 2019) – Brisbane field trip on the afternoon Gambier, South Australia, aspects of investments Convention and Exhibition of July 23. For further Australia. The second GTTIA in Ecuador. Included will Centre, Merivale and information and to register forestry wards for the region be field visits to operating Glenelg streets, South see: www.danaevents. will recognise and celebrate forests, manufacturing, and Brisbane, Australia. A co.nz/2019brisbane outstanding foresters, processing of wood products, forum for both young and companies, service providers experienced academics, OCTOBER and selected agri- and aqua- and forest managers. practitioners, researchers, export oriented operations. 18: 2019 TABMA National Nominations open June 17 and research students in For further information Awards Dinner – Doltone and close August 16. Gala and to register see: www. the Asia-Pacific region and House, Hyde Park, Sydney, elsewhere in the world to dinner November 1. Further danaevents.co.nz/2019ecuador Australia. Hosted by TABMA information and sponsorship share the latest developments Queensland, 6:30 - 11:30 pm. 17-18: Frame Australia opportunities visit www.gttia. in research and application Dress formal. – Crown Promenade of timber in construction. com or contact Prue Younger Melbourne, Australia. A What the industry is achieving The 20th Australian Timber +64 21 2765 484. Email: dedicated conference and using timber in construction Design Awards presentation prue@ publicimpressions.co.nz

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M AY published ‘Russian Timber: A and processing of wood Theme: Building our cities Growing Force in World Trade’. products, and selected agri- 5-7: American Wood for future generations jointly Email [email protected] and aqua- export oriented Protection Association organized by FPInnovations Tel: Europe: +32.2.536.0748 operations. For further (AWPA) 115th annual (Canada) and Institut or US and international: information and to register meeting – Loews Royal +1.866.271.8525. see: www.danaevents. technologique FCBA (France) Paci c Resort Orlando, Visit www.risi.com/invest co.nz/2019ecuador/ will bring together wood Florida, USA. Tel: 205-733- 4077. AWPA is responsible for 8-11: World Conference on JULY construction stakeholders, promulgating global voluntary decision-makers, and forests for Public Health – 8-18: IUFRO Small-scale wood preservation standards. Athens, Greece. For further Forestry Conference professionals to share their 7-9: Sixth Annual Forest information see: – Lake Superior in knowledge and strengths www.fph2019.org Investment Conference Duluth, Minnesota, USA. in order to position wood – London, UK. Program 12-16: IRG50 (International Presentations and eld as a leading construction includes three exclusive Research Group on Wood sessions will explore a mix of material for tomorrow's opportunities to discover Protection) – Fairmont family-owned, tribal, industrial, sustainable cities. For further the timberland asset class, Chateau Frontenac Hotel. and public ownerships with with a practical seminar Quebec City, Canada. a focus on small-scale forest information: Ann Cantin, and building visit: and The IRG-WP is the leading management. For further Director, Communications (post-conference) mill visits information see: www. global organisation for the and Marketing, Québec City to show why wood is an dissemination of scientific iufrossf.umn.edu/ Convention Centre, acantin@ increasingly valuable product. information on wood SEPTEMBER convention.qc.ca, 418 564- Presented by Fastmarkets protection technologies. Email RISI and DANA, the event [email protected] 16-17: ICATEA 2019: 1312; Marjolaine Dugas, 21st International includes one-day mass timber Visit www.irg50.com for Director of Communications, construction seminar with Conference on Advanced registration details. FPInnovations, marjolaine. a planned inspection of the Timber Engineering and MTC buildings in London May 20-23: A Century of National Applications – Zurich, [email protected], 514 7); a two-day international Forest Inventories: Informing Switzerland. The conference 782-4595 forest investment conference Past, Present and Future aims to bring together (May 8-9) with agribusiness Decisions – Oslo, Norway. leading academic scientists, 29 SEPT-25 OCT: XXV IUFRO investment presentations; a For further information see: researchers and research World Congress – Curitiba, two-day field trip to Scotland www.nibio.pameldingssystem. scholars to exchange and Brazil. For further information (May 10-11). Highlights of no/nfi100years share their experiences see: www.iufro2019.com field trip include visits to JUNE and research results on all plantation forests, a large aspects of advanced timber NOVEMBER sawmill, wind turbines and a 16-21: 2019 DANA Ecuador engineering and applications. 19-21: Malaysian Wood Expo biomass power plant; a field Forestry and Agri-/Aqua- For further information trip (delegates only) seminar business Investment Tour see: www.waset.org/ 2019 – Putra World Trade on UK and Scottish and – Ecuador. 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LATE NEWS Littleproud’s sad stance on carbon a blow to plantations and farm forestry Minister’s statement ‘perplexing and enormously disappointing’ FEDERAL Agriculture in its election campaign. Minister David Littleproud’s “We were determined to attack on plantation and strike the right balance in this farm forestry this week, in next growth phase to ensure which he ruled out changes that we avoid some of the to the Emissions Reduction issues which arose in the Fund regulations to allow rollout of previous schemes,” plantations and farm forestry he said. “We are determined to fully participate, will come that farmers will be able to as a great disappointment to access carbon payments the 120,000 people who work which will encourage them to across the full value chain of forest industries in rural and allocate a modest proportion 1 regional Australia of their land to trees, gaining a 1/ Farm forestry … farmers ‘win, win, win’ outcome. Australian Forest Products must be able to access carbon Association CEO Ross payments to encourage them to “They would be paid carbon allocate a modest proportion of credits, see an uplift in their Hampton added: “In an their land to trees. interview with the ABC North 2/ David Littleproud… seeking primary production and nally Coast, Minister Littleproud 2 3 to divide farming and forestry. be paid for their renewable completely misrepresented 3/ Ross Hampton... determined timber products when the plan committed to review the to strike the right balance. trees are fully grown.” our industry’s ambition, which regulatory barriers ‘to enable is to reverse the decline in forestry to fully participate in the plantation estate and the ERF’. stimulate modest growth “Following advice from the of our sustainable timber Department of Agriculture and resource, especially via farm Water Resources, Assistant forestry, and help tackle Minister for Agriculture and climate change by allowing Water Resources Senator forestry to store carbon Richard Colbeck wrote to the and access the Coalition Environment Minister Melissa government’s ERF. Price urging her to remove the Mr Hampton said the arti cial rainfall barriers in the Find out more about government was well aware ERF, included in the original EWPAA certification. that Australia had a serious design of the scheme by the shortage of production trees Gillard Labor government, The mark of to supply a growing population which currently exclude safety, reliability with the sustainable timber plantation and farm forestry. and trust. needed for housing and other “It is therefore both uses. perplexing and enormously “We are already importing disappointing that the minister Product Education & Standards Research & Technical Market about $2 billion worth of has made these statements Certification Training Development Development Promotion Maintenance timber products every year,” which not only rule out the he said. Product neededEducation changes & but alsoStandards ResearchProduct & EducationTechnical & StandardsMarket Research & Technical Market Certification Training Development DevelopmentCertification PromotionTraining DevelopmentMaintenance Development Promotion Maintenance “We congratulated Minister seeks to divide forestry and Littleproud last year when he farming.” released the government’s Mr Hampton said AFPA [email protected] National Forest Industries had been working closely (07) 3250 3700 Plan which committed to the with the National Farmers ewp.asn.au planting of one billion new Federation, which had trees. We were delighted the included this policy position

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20108_2019_Forest_Investment_Conference_Ads_A4.indd 1 15/01/2019 15:49:03 TPAA BI-MONTHLY BULLETIN Wood: positive attributes and we increase the number of positives! Using more timber will bene t the environment more so than other materials I CAN’T remember when environment more so than I rst heard the term but using other materials. it was a long time ago. This leads me to another Chemophobia literally means message I heard somewhere a fear of chemistry and is along the line: “If it takes an irrational attitude that all 20 blows to break a rock, it chemicals are harmful and doesn’t mean that the rst 19 that all so-called natural were a waste of time”. substances are good and I guess we just have to healthy. continue to sell the message No doubt, you the reader and hope that information, will be familiar with a bloke science and data will carry called Paracelsus who was the day. a Swiss scientist. He has *** *** *** also been called the father of toxicology. Paracelsus in his MEANWHILE, the 50th time (1493-1541) wrote that Chemophobia.. an irrational attitude. annual meeting of the “Everything is poison, there International Research Group the words I just used … we is poison in everything. Only of positives. on Wood Protection gets the dose makes the thing not do not work in a chemical Preaching to the converted under way on May 12 in a poison.” industry. We work in a wood I know, but as climate change Quebec City, Canada, when protection industry. delegates from all over the Dihydrogen monoxide factors and CO2 reduction globe confront more than 200 (water) is probably one of the Looking at the ‘bigger papers and presentations. nastiest chemicals of all and picture’, if we do our job JACK’S RANT has been linked to the death properly, then the treated We wish them the best and injury of many people product won’t prematurely – the IRG membership throughout the years. So it is fail in service, and this is a structured group of all about ‘spin’ and how the means that another tree like-minded scientists information is presented. does not have to be cut and technologists down to replace the product focused on generating In the wood protection that has gone rotten or has knowledge of the science industry, we work with been eaten by termites. of wood deterioration, chemicals and like most and novel solutions to things, the treated product I have often wondered provide sustainably and is perfectly safe as long as why the timber industry environmentally responsible it is used properly. Consider has such a hard time getting With JACK NORTON its environmental credentials Secretary, TPAA products for the protection of wood-based materials. INDUSTRY SEEMS across to John (or Jane) Citizen. Timber has a lot assumes growing importance We eagerly await feedback TO HAVE A HARD of positive environmental in building design, wood from our own representative TIME GETTING ITS attributes and what we offers an ideal cost-effective at the meeting Dr Harry MESSAGE ACROSS do as wood protectionists solution. Using more wood Greaves, chairman of the is increase the number will actually bene t the TPAA technical committee.

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14 TIMBER & FORESTRY E-NEWS | ISSUE 557 | May 2, 2019 Trees, trees and more trees needed!

FEDERAL ELECTION Labor delivers on key forest industries election priorities Commitment to RFAs and it’s hands o native forests THE Australian Forest be noted that there was and Water Resources Products Association has 375 million ha of rural land back to the Department of welcomed federal Labor’s in Australia and plantations Agriculture, Fisheries and policy package announced currently occupied 1.9 Forestry and appointing in Tasmania yesterday million ha. a minister speci cally for (Wednesday) by Shadow “The growth we need to agriculture, forestry and Minister for Agriculture and supply timber for our homes sheries. Forestry Joel Fitzgibbon, and businesses would take Labor has failed so far which agrees to several that to 2.3 million ha,” to deliver against industry AFPA policy priorities to grow he said. requests for $40 million for renewable forest industries. “A second key promise the National Institute for AFPA CEO Ross Hampton, from Labor is to promote the Forest Products Innovation) said there were three key sustainable growth of the Joel Fitzgibbon…support for across a national network of commitments which should plantation estate by allowing sustainable growth of plantation centres, including extended be noted. forestry to participate in estate. funding for the existing “A Labor government carbon markets, alongside centres in Launceston and departmental team to work would provide $13 million environmental plantings and Mount Gambier, and has to fund 13 regional forest farm forestry. with forest industries on also not committed funding trade issues. industry hubs (this includes “This requires the removal to support forestry-speci c the $4 million for four hubs of the regulatory water rule • Reverting the name of community education already committed by the barriers, which AFPA has the Department of Agriculture programs. Coalition government). been advocating for four “AFPA has asked for hubs years, which Labor has now to allow the future growth committed to. of forest industries to take “Thirdly, Labor has now air flow problems? place in strategic regions agreed to AFPA’s demand to maximise ef ciency and to support regional forest Unlike others, Smithco’s 4-, 6-, 8-, and 12-bladed productivity. To ensure that agreements and commit to each of the 13 regional hubs propellers are designed and manufactured exclusively no more lockups of native for the lumber industry. It’s all we do. This focus allows are able to quickly begin the forestry. work of identifying barriers us to provide unsurpassed customer service and technical expertise. We’re the only company in the and opportunities for growth “There is 125 million ha of native forests in Australia, of world who can make that claim. and innovation, we expect Smithco. Problem solved. each hub to receive $1 million which 5.5 million ha is multi- over four years and Labor use forest, and of that multi- is yet to specify this,” Mr use forest, a tiny percentage Hampton said. is harvested and regenerated each year. Native forestry is ALP has now matched the 100% sustainable and the Coalition in backing a growth ALP has, in this document, target of an increase of recognised that.” 400,000 ha of plantations by 2030. Labor has also delivered on several other fronts which are Mr Hampton said it should in line with AFPA’s 10 Actions for Growth, such as: ALLOWING • Addressing skills FORESTRY TO shortages in forest industries. PARTICIPATE • Considering an increased IN CARBON role for bioenergy and Phone 503-295-6590 • 800-764-8456 U.S. MARKETS biomass. smithcomfg.com [email protected] • Establishing a cross

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A show of women’s strength SOUTHEAST ASIA FOREST MANAGEMENT Vietnam advances forest certi cation GLOBAL forest certi cation In 2018, the export value of leader PEFC International the sector reached $US9.38 and the Vietnamese billion exceeding a target of government have celebrated $US 7.8 billion set for the the establishment of a forest years 2006-2020. certi cation of ce in Hanoi. “However, the sector This was of cially faces big challenges recognised at a sustainable from export markets now forest management demanding guarantees on workshop in the southeast the legality and origin of wood products and that they Asian country’s capital All in the family… PEFC International’s Ben Gunneberg (centre left) on April 26 attended by confers with Vietnam government and forestry of cials in Hanoi. meet international standards PEFC CEO and secretary- for sustainable forest general Ben Gunneberg and About 2 million ha of of the Vietnam Forestry management.” Mr Cong said. Vietnam’s Deputy Minister forest must be certi ed Administration Cao Chi PEFC has been assisting of Agriculture and Rural for sustainable forest Cong said. the Vietnam forest sector Development Ha Cong Tuan. management. Vietnam’s wood and forest in addressing a number Vietnam’s forest “In the future, the product processing export of challenges, including management strategy is to National Forest Certi cation industry has expanded to the development of forest establish, manage, protect, System will work in close more than 120 countries, certi cation and chain-of- with an average growth rate develop and sustainably cooperation with national custody programs. of 28% a year. use 16.2 million ha of land and international agencies Ben Gunneberg gave planned for forestry by 2020 and organisations, especially further assurances stating and at least 30% of the forest owners, wood and EXPORTS EXPAND Vietnam had become the respective production forest product processors,” TO 120 COUNTRIES 50th member of the PEFC forest area. Deputy General-Director International family. 2019 DANA INNOVATIONS IN THE AUSTRALIAN Forest Industry Sector Conference & Field Trip 22 - 23 July 2019 | PULLMAN HOTEL | KING GEORGES SQUARE | BRISBANE | AUSTRALIA

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Dr Tom’s wellness mission: Great trees, but we don’t spend money on growing great people MICHAEL SMITH AFTER more than 25 years working in the New Zealand Ministry of Health’s emergency department, Dr Tom Mulholland decided too many Kiwis were becoming ill from preventable diseases. He set out to become the ’ambulance at the top of the Dr Tom cliff’, by turning a retro Chevy Mulholland… began his ambulance into a pop-up working life as a medical clinic testing people forestry trainee. around New Zealand for Photo: Stuff Co. NZ pre-diabetes, blood pressure, in those days too. There was kit and a de brillator plus to create an app [KYND] to cholesterol and talking about no ‘high vis’ apart from your suction if we need it. And store this important data smoking. helmet.” there are machines to test for for these people, and which Dr Tom is dedicated to Dr Tom has travelled cholesterol, HbA1c [diabetes], could also provide some short improving workforce health the length and breadth of lung function, blood pressure, explanations of what each and safety. Given that he New Zealand in a series sight, blood lipids, weight and condition is and how to help started his working life as of roadshows to gauge BMI.” them.” a forestry trainee, he has a the health of the forestry particular empathy for people On his country-wide travels The KYND app poses workforce. hard at work in our production over the past few years, Dr a series of questions “to forests. “We have done a lot of Tom found evidence of some provide employees with work with Fiona Ewing really serious pathology – scores for their physical “I spent a year in the Lake from the Forest Industry “people with undiagnosed (body), mental (mind) and Taupo forest, mainly working Safety Council [FISC] and type 2 diabetes, dangerously social (life) health”. It also in silviculture, in 1980. Even Prue Younger from the high blood pressure, anxiety connects with other health though it was nearly 40 years Forest Industry Contractors and depression. So I put it to providers and gives the ago, I remember vividly the Association [FICA], as them: high blood pressure industry real-time data to photos we were shown (in our well as attending forestry could be what stops your dad, make informed decisions. training) of chainsaw injuries conferences and testing and fatalities,” Dr Tom said. mum, brother or sister coming As Dr Tom says: “It makes crews such as NFA Holdings home from work because no sense to me that we “We were told forestry was in Southland,” he said. they have died of a heart spend so much on resources the second most dangerous “Forestry is close to home attack. If your co-worker has to grow great trees but we occupation in New Zealand for me; I’ll take almost any uncontrolled or undiagnosed don’t spend the money on with one in 643 workers opportunity I get to help out. diabetes they may not see the growing great people. If you losing their lives. We are working with industry risk and eventually cause you don’t measure well-being, you “There wasn’t much players, including the Forest harm. If your mate is going can’t manage it.” protection around chemical Growers Levy Trust Inc., to get through custody battles over • The second part of Dr Tom exposure when spraying for accurate data that measures his children then he may roll a Mulholland’s comments on the diseases such as Dothistroma and manages risk.” machine. health of New Zealand’s forestry needle blight … and Dr Tom’s distinctive retro “I was diagnosing all these workforce will appear in next re ghting was pretty risky Chevy ambulance is a familiar conditions and giving people week’s edition of Timber & Forestry enews). sight in the backblocks and on sheets of paper to take home, INABILITY TO GRASP the backroads of both islands. which they would often lose On the cover: Dr Tom THE= FULL MEANING He says the vehicle has [a reection of an inability Mulholland on the road… if OF THEIR CONDITION a stretcher and a bench for to grasp the full meaning of you don’t measure well-being, you can’t manage it. testing. “We have a resus their condition/s]. So I decided

TIMBER & FORESTRY E-NEWS | ISSUE 557 | May 2, 2019 17 RESTORATION NSW HARDWOODS Donated timber shines a new light on 150-year-old Graon church building JOB SEEK THE150-year-old Connect will use and enjoy for You will lead Australia's foremost forest product R&D team, • Team leadership skills to motivate and guide ongoing Presbyterian Church in decades to come,” Forestry providing high level advice and build knowledge in the area achievement in the team South Grafton is better able Corporation’s Partnerships TEAM LEADER of wood science within the Department of Agriculture and • Science degree or equivalent quali cation and forest to serve the community Fisheries. coordinator Jodee Sparrow (FOREST products and wood science RD&E experience (more than thanks to north coast said. Key Duties required for the role 10 years) hardwood timber donated PRODUCTS) “When we heard about • Lead Australia’s foremost forest products R&D team Salary per annum: $115,810 - $122,358 per annum excluding by Boral Timber and Forestry SALISBURY, QLD such a large volume of • Initiate, lead and participate in State, National and superannuation. Corporation of NSW. AUSTRALIA timber being written off, in International level forest product projects For further information about this position and details on how The timber is part of the some cases for damage as PERMANENT • Provide high level advice and build knowledge in the area to apply, please visit the Queensland Government Smart Jobs Community minor as water staining, we FULL TIME of wood science and Careers website www.smartjobs.qld.gov.au and use Timber were determined to salvage Skills/Abilities required for the role reference QLD/308786/19 Partnerships it for local community • Advanced Forest Products R&D knowledge and skills Applications close Friday, 3 May 2019 Project and 1 projects,” she said. saw the aging You will be involved in the area of timber processing and Careers website www.smartjobs.qld.gov.au and use 1/ Thanks ood in… Connect Presbyterian Church The Community Timber church oor elder Colin Lang says the community is grateful for techniques, seasoning methods, forest product utilisation reference QLD/308795/19 the timber donations that will restore the 150-year- Partnerships Project is replaced. practices and general wood science. More speci cally the Applications close Friday, 3 May 2019 old South Grafton church. endorsed by Planet Ark, TIMBER “This 2/ Flooded gum (Eucalyptus grandis). role will include forest resource processing evaluations; under their Make it TECHNICIAN renovation wood properties and grade quality studies; and manufacturing Wood program will bene t hardwood, Timber Partnerships, formed SALISBURY, QLD methods for engineered wood products. the Connect and we by the Forestry Corporation (www.makeitwood.org). AUSTRALIA Salary per annum: 71,197 to $76,832 per annum excluding Church are thrilled of NSW, Boral Timber and A fast growing eucalypt, TEMPORARY superannuation. community to remain Planet Ark to salvage around ooded gum is one of the FULL TIME UNTIL For further information about this position and details on how and the consistent 1000 cub m of ooring and leading species used in 1 JUNE 2021 to apply, please visit the Queensland Government Smart Jobs many groups to the decking products impacted the Forests Corporation that use the 2 building’s by the Murwillumbah oods hardwood plantation building,” history. in 2017. program. Research programs church elder Colin Lang said. “Feedback has been “We’re excited to have are focused on maximising “We are very grateful to amazing from the many played a part in creating an the value from the young access the donated timber community groups that asset the Grafton community plantation trees and ensuring – the beautiful north coast use the church; around 200 their protection from pests ooded gum hardwood looks people use the facilities each and disease. The rough FEEDBACK amazing and we have been week, so our committee is bark stocking at the base of able to achieve something stoked to be able to improve ON THE the tree contrasts with the outside our budget,” he said. our venue.” RENOVATION clean white trunk, giving the “The original church The church ooring is HAS BEEN impression of the debris line was almost certainly built one of a series of projects AMAZING from a recent ood – hence with locally sourced native supported by the Community the name.

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You will lead Australia's foremost forest product R&D team, • Team leadership skills to motivate and guide ongoing providing high level advice and build knowledge in the area achievement in the team TEAM LEADER of wood science within the Department of Agriculture and • Science degree or equivalent quali cation and forest Fisheries. (FOREST products and wood science RD&E experience (more than Key Duties required for the role PRODUCTS) 10 years) • Lead Australia’s foremost forest products R&D team Salary per annum: $115,810 - $122,358 per annum excluding SALISBURY, QLD • Initiate, lead and participate in State, National and superannuation. AUSTRALIA International level forest product projects For further information about this position and details on how PERMANENT • Provide high level advice and build knowledge in the area to apply, please visit the Queensland Government Smart Jobs FULL TIME of wood science and Careers website www.smartjobs.qld.gov.au and use Skills/Abilities required for the role reference QLD/308786/19 • Advanced Forest Products R&D knowledge and skills Applications close Friday, 3 May 2019

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