Media reports of a proposal to phase out of native timber harvesting will see the loss of thousands of jobs across Victoria and will see even more stress placed on regional Victoria, according to the Victorian Association of Forest Industries Read more…
The Victorian Association of Forest Industries’ Chief Executive Officer, Tim Johnston, has expressed disappointment in draft proposals by the Victorian Environmental Assessment Council (VEAC) to create an extensive suite of new national parks in Victoria’s west. Download PDF
The Victorian Association of Forest Industries’ Chief Executive, Tim Johnston, has called for long term resource certainty for the entire timber industry. Following a media release last week by the group known as the G6, Mr Johnston said: “This statement Read more…
The peak bodies representing Australian and Victorian forest industries have warmly welcomed the Victorian Liberals and Nationals’ election commitment to use Australian-made paper wherever practical in State Government departments, from mid-2019, CEO of the Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA), Mr Read more…
The peak associations representing Victoria’s sustainably managed timber industry have cautiously welcomed today’s Regional Forest Agreements (RFAs) announcement, but say that much more needs to be done to secure the long-term future for the thousands of Victorian jobs dependent on Read more…
Polling commissioned by forest industries ahead of the weekend’s Batman by-election showed core issues such as health and education, rather than another national park, was the deciding factor for the majority of voters. Of Labor voters surveyed, most cared far Read more…
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…
The Victorian Association of Forest Industries (VAFI) is the peak body for the Victorian forest and wood products industry.
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