Tag: forestry

Power project steams ahead

South Australian Premier Peter Malinauskas officially opened OneFortyOne’s $30m renewable biomass power generation project at their Jubilee Sawmill site last Thursday.
The project, which includes...

Next steps for Forestry Centre of Excellence

The State Government will today release new artist impressions of the Forestry Centre of Excellence being built in Mount Gambier – as new research...

Annual review shows OneFortyOne committed for the Long Term

Trans-Tasman forestry and sawmilling company OneFortyOne has released its annual review for 2024, with references to a year of progress and resilience.
Chief executive Wendy...

State forestry investment

The State Government has pledged a $250,000 investment, in partnership with the South Australian Forest Products Association (SAFPA), to launch a new forest and...

Forestry union praise

Member for Mount Gambier Troy Bell has recently praised the Forestry division of the Construction, Forestry Mining and Energy Union.
During an evening session of...

Hardwood manufacturing hub announced

The Green Triangle’s hardwood plantation sector is proving it could have the solution to meeting Australia’s future structural timber needs.
Hardwood plantation companies Australian Bluegum...

Students gather to celebrate National Forestry Day

Hundreds of local students gathered in Mount Gambier last week to celebrate National Forestry Day.
The event, at Wulanda Recreation and Convention Centre, featured a...

Forest photos inspire youths

Local students are being encouraged to capture their connection with nature and enter them in a photography competition.
 OneFortyOne has announced the launch of its...

Forestry findings delayed for year

The all-party South Australian parliamentary select committee which is inquiring into the exporting of wood fibre and other Limestone Coast timber matters has been...

Forestry leader chosen

Leading timber industry figure Dr Jim O’Hehir has been appointed as the new general manager of the Forestry Centre of Excellence which is to...

Women make mark on industry

Australian Bluegum Plantation’s (ABP) inaugural Women in Wood Fibre celebration has been branded a stand-out success with plans to make the gathering an annual...

Future forestry career seeds sown

More than 180 students from Casterton, Hamilton and Portland descended on the Casterton Racecourse last week to explore forestry career opportunities in the Green...

Forestry industry growth plan

The State Government officially launched its South Australian Wood Fibre and Timber Industry Master Plan in the Limestone Coast last week. The plan has been...

Timber future is now

NeXTimber’s Australia’s first Radiata Pine Cross Laminated Timber (CLT) and Glue-Laminated Timber (GLT) manufacturing facility has officially opened in Tarpeena. South Australian Premier Peter Malinauskas...