VAFI is the peak industry body for Victoria 's native hardwood timber industry. We provide a range of information, advice and referral services, as well as advocating on behalf of our members at State and Federal government levels.
VAFI's goal is to ensure robust and sustainable forest industries in Australia. Four key aims that require immediate action have emerged out of our vision and goal:
1. To work with the State Government to develop policies supportive of robust and sustainable forest industries in Victoria. Policies that are economically and socially viable, and long term
2. Victoria 's forest industries are to be the world's best managed, ecologically sustainable, and recognised as such.
3. To work with the Federal Government and others to introduce policies to restrict imports of illegally and unsustainably harvested timber.
4. To have recognised native hardwood timber, sustainably harvested and regrown, as one of the most environmentally friendly materials we can use. For example, Trees store carbon as they grow, and wood based products continue to store that carbon. |
Our Policies
> Forest Industries Policy Charter: Vision 2025 - Sustainable Forest Industries in Victoria
> Twenty First Century Forest Industries in Victoria
> Vision 2025: VAFI Deliverables
> Joint Forest Industries Policy
> Joint Forest Industries Plantations Policy
Environmental Sustainablity
Our Environmental Goals
1. To work towards best managed forests in the world
2. Increase and diversify the resource base
3. Enhancing protection of Australia 's biodiversity
4. Decrease waste to landfill
5. Decrease greenhouse gas emissions from the processing industry
6. Decrease use of primary source water
7. Forest Certification |
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For further information about VAFI's environmental goals, and how we are working to achieve them, please visit the Sustainability Report section of our website.
Governance Sustainablitiy
Our Governance Goals
1. To optimise and extend VAFI membership
2. To establish a whole of industry voice |
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For further information about VAFI's governance goals, and how we are working to achieve them, please visit the Sustainability Report section of our website.
Economic Sustainablitiy
Our Long Term Economic Goals
1. To have a viable long-term industry plan
2. To have fair and transparent pricing and allocation
3. To redress the trade imbalance
4. To increase the Victorian 'value-add'
5. To maintain the regional economic base |
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For further information about VAFI's economic goals, and how we are working to achieve them, please visit the Sustainability Report section of our website.
Social and Cultural Sustainablitiy
Our Social and Cultural Goals
1. An enhanced social licence to operate
2. Ongoing social and cultural contribution to regional communities
3. Continuous improvement in the OH&S of the industry
4. Improvement in the industry's reputation as an 'employer of choice'
5. Continuous improvement in the employee/industrial relations of the industry |
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For further information about VAFI's social and cultural goals, and how we are working to achieve them, please visit the Sustainability Report section of our website.
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