Road, rail and port infrastructure is crucial for our industry in transporting product from harvest site to be processed, and also to the end customer. If harvested timber cannot be transported cost-effectively, it is a competitive disadvantage for our industry Read more…
Last November, the group Friends of Leadbeater’s Possum (FLBP) brought action in the Federal Court arguing that as the five yearly review of the RFA covering the Central Highlands was overdue, this invalidated the RFA and its exemption under the Read more…
The heavy rains on the weekend just past may have alleviated the onset of the fire danger period in much of Victoria, which is gazetted in many local government areas as 4 December to 1 May. In East Gippsland, however, Read more…
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Farm forestry is a vibrant and evolving part of our industry. This case study from South Gippsland shows how farm forestry has worked from the farmers’ perspective. Thanks to the Gippsland Agroforestry Network for sharing this with us – click Read more…
In this industry we are no stranger to being in the media, whether it be local, regional, mainstream, online or social. The coverage we receive varies at best, and is not always positive. There are those who fundamentally disagree with Read more…
The article ‘Forest plan fires debate (11/10/17)’ confirms what the forest, fibre and wood products industry has known all along – that the plan for the proposed GFNP has one goal: to shut down the native timber industry. [imic_button colour=”btn-success” Read more…
The heart and soul of this industry is its people, which is why I’m so delighted in getting out and visiting VAFI Members and seeing the great work they are doing. This week the VAFI team is out on the Read more…
Following the announcement from the Victorian Government on the purchase of the Australian Sustainable Hardwoods (ASH) mill at Heyfield, Tim Johnston, the CEO of the Victorian Association of Forest Industries (VAFI), the peak body for the forest, fibre, and wood Read more…
The Victorian Association of Forest Industries (VAFI) is the peak body for the Victorian forest and wood products industry.
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