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Latest news: Forestry and Timber

VicForests records $60m loss as industry closure looms

VicForests records $60m loss as industry closure looms

Victoria's state logging corporation has recorded a net loss of $60.1 million thanks to court losses over timber harvesting and protected animals and plants.

Daytime search for nocturnal glider sparks new rules

Daytime search for nocturnal glider sparks new rules

Daytime search for nocturnal glider sparks new rules

Daytime search for nocturnal glider sparks new rules

NSW's environmental watchdog is rewriting search rules after the Forestry Corporation looked for an endangered nocturnal glider during the day.

Super fund invests in Tasmanian private forestry

Super fund invests in Tasmanian private forestry

Super fund invests in Tasmanian private forestry

Super fund invests in Tasmanian private forestry

Tasmania's largest private forestry company has been acquired by an Australian superannuation fund and two overseas pension entities.

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Protections urged for threatened forestry workers

Protections urged for threatened forestry workers

NSW MPs have been told of several violent attacks and threats against workers as tensions rise about the logging of culturally significant forests.

Carbon, clean energy needs underpin Aust-Singapore ties

Carbon, clean energy needs underpin Aust-Singapore ties

An investor forum in Singapore is examining ways to support global climate ambitions, sustainable development and a pipeline of Australian renewable energy.

Bob Brown to fight anti-logging protest criminal charge

Bob Brown to fight anti-logging protest criminal charge

Former federal Greens leader Bob Brown has pleaded not guilty to trespassing over a protest in Tasmania against logging in the habitat of a rare parrot.

VicForests loses appeal against logging bans

VicForests loses appeal against logging bans

Victoria's Court of Appeal has upheld injunctions on logging in parts of the state after an appeal by the state-owned forestry company was dismissed.

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Uncertain future for Australia's tallest spotted gum

Uncertain future for Australia's tallest spotted gum

Uncertain future for Australia's tallest spotted gum

Uncertain future for Australia's tallest spotted gum

Plans to log an area including the country's tallest spotted gum tree have been delayed amid questions over the viability of the NSW native forestry industry.

Early axing of logging falls hard on timber towns

Early axing of logging falls hard on timber towns

Early axing of logging falls hard on timber towns

Early axing of logging falls hard on timber towns

Logging communities in Victoria are trying to pick up the pieces after learning the final death knell for the industry will take effect year.

Victoria swings axe to fell native logging industry

Victoria swings axe to fell native logging industry

Victoria swings axe to fell native logging industry

Victoria swings axe to fell native logging industry

The Victorian government will phase out native timber logging in 2024 and has announced a transition package in the state budget.

Native logging ban decision divides Victorians

Native logging ban decision divides Victorians

Native logging ban decision divides Victorians

Native logging ban decision divides Victorians

The Victorian government's decision to end native logging in the state next year has been welcomed by environment groups, but slammed by the industry.

Three charged with stealing firewood from nature park

Three charged with stealing firewood from nature park

Three charged with stealing firewood from nature park

Three charged with stealing firewood from nature park

Three men have had their chainsaws seized and will face court after park rangers allegedly caught them felling trees for firewood in South Australia.

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