FWPA congratulates Megan Warner – Seed Production Manager at Australian Bluegum Plantations (ABP) in Albany, Western Australia – for her success in being announced as a recip…

A single, critical gene that’s responsible for modulating plants’ responses to stress has been identified for the first time. The previously uncategorised gene could prove crucial for imp…

Truffles may seem like a lavish snack, but to swamp wallabies they represent a much more run-of-the-mill feed.  Research conducted by a team from Edith Cowan University published this month…

The FWPA-supported National Centre for Timber Durability and Design Life continues to collaborate with research partners around Australia to gather evidence-based data, systems and too…

A research project that’s looking into the mechanical properties of softwood sawn timber has resulted in the establishment of a world-leading, dedicated timber testing facility in South A…

Advanced technologies being used in Tasmania to monitor wedge-tailed eagle nests could be the first step towards developing a ‘fully networked’ forest. But what does this mean, exactly?  A…

As we are all keenly aware, the bushfire season of 2019/20 resulted in extensive loss and damage to Australia’s plantation and natural forest resources, as well as the destruction of many pro…