Tag: Forestry
ARENA backs forestry byproducts project to advance sustainable aviation fuel production
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has announced up to $32 million in conditional funding for a project aimed at converting forestry byproducts into sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), supporting the development of a domestic low-carbon fuels industry.
Major retailers and manufacturers engage in FSC Forest Stewardship event
Leading Australian retailers and manufacturers recently participated in the FSC Forest Walk at HVP Plantations in Victoria, an event designed to provide an in-depth understanding of FSC-certified forestry practices.
Wood manufacturing companies awarded $108 million in grants
The Albanese government announced the successful recipients of the Accelerate Adoption of Wood Processing Innovation grant program, which will share over $108 million in funding, to meet the strong demand for timber products.
$19m to grow SA’s forest and timber industries
The Government of South Australia has announced a $19 million investment intended to assist the growth and development of the state’s forest and timber...
Quintis Sandalwood awarded half a million grant to boost production
Sandalwood giant Quintis has been awarded a $500,000 grant to boost production at Kununurra and Albany.
The company will use the money provided through the...
New investment a boost for WA’s forestry industry
The Liberal National Government has announced a $21 million investment to expand softwood plantations in Western Australia.
The WA softwood plantation sector is pivotal to...
Tasmanian forestry “recovering” from Mr Green’s damaging policies, says Resources Minister Harriss
Tasmanian Minister for Resources Paul Harriss has launched a scathing attack on the Greens and former Minister Bryan Green for “destroying forestry” and “trying...
SA timber manufacturer to kick-start $4m upgrade
NF McDonnell & Sons in Mount Gambier – one of the biggest businesses in the softwood milling industry in the South East – is...
South32 coal miners go on strike after job security talks collapse
Workers at South32’s Dendrobium coal mine in the Illawarra have begun a week-long strike after negotiations over a new Enterprise Agreement broke down last...
CFMEU: China-Australia FTA will spike unemployment rate
The Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) has expressed deep concerns that Australia will surpass its peek unemployment rate from 2002 under the...
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